" In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure. "

" Sometimes it takes being put into cages to realize one has claws and teeth. "

" Some people find it hard to come to the terms with the fact that everyone is different. "

" Character is built in times of ease and is revealed in times of hardship. "

" Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks - on your body or on your heart - are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt. "

" It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. "

" When something bothered me, I didn’t talk with anyone about it. I thought it over all by myself, came to a conclusion, and took action alone. Not that I really felt lonely. I thought that’s just the way things are. Human beings, in the final analysis, have to survive on their own. "

" If people want to let you go, just let them do it. They may not understand who you are. So don’t play around with fire; don’t give them their cake and let them eat it too. Here is your rule of thumb: they either commit to you or get none of you. "

" The unfed mind devours itself. "

" Now all you can do is wait. It must be hard for you, but there is a right time for everything. Like the ebb and flow of tides. No one can do anything to change them. When it is time to wait, you must wait. "

" A man learns all his life and dies the day he thinks that he has learnt everything. "

" Be patient, even if every possibility seems closed. "