#life-and-living

"It's amazing how close I have been, all this time, to my old life. And yet the distance that divides me from it is vast."

"Then that's what the Northern Lights are. All the lives that we're not living."

"Men have two greatest fears: the first fear is the fear of being needed, and the second fear is the fear of not being needed."

"I'm not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance, to love and to lust, to be so human."

"We are all teachers, we all have knowledge and experiences that can teach others."

"Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air,new lights and new truths to enter."

"Life changes us. To wish otherwise is pointless."

"Some people are like thorns. But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can't turn into petals. The trick is not letting them prick you; never let a thorn prick you!"

"The easiest way to be reborn is to live and feel life everyday"

"People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!"

"Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you."

"Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life. Give it a try and you'll see the world from another perspective."

"Guilt is the toothache of the soul."

"I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves."