"The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes."

"All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing this sixth sense and contemplation and love. And this is something that we have a hard time to accept as part of our society."

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"It is a subtle truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"When you master your attention, you master your entire perception of reality. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had."