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What matters isn’t if people are good or bad. What matters is, if they’re trying to be better today than they were yesterday. You asked me where my hope comes from? That’s my answer.

When you set sail for Ithaca, wish for the road to be long, full of adventures, full of knowledge.

If I were to kiss you and then go to hell, I would. So then I can brag with the devils I saw heaven without ever entering it.

Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.

No one is more arrogant, toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Beware; I am fearless and therefore powerful

Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence, however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.

Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway.

When you lose someone, you realize you’ll eventually lose everyone.