“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

“Conquering yourself is the greatest victory.”

“Conquering oneself is the true victory.”

“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.”

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”

“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, you owe me. Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.”