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Two thousand years before me, the philosopher Seneca had experienced the same troublesome predicament: No matter where you go, your problems go with you.
Everyone has demons. The question is simply to know up to what point those demons can be tolerated.
came to understand that in order to be magnificent, all that was needed was to distort the way others perceived me; in the end, everything was a question of appearances.
In case you haven’t noticed, life generally doesn’t have any meaning—unless you strive, every God-given day, to provide it with some.
“Ultimately,” Harry retorted, “the only one who knows whether or not God exists is God Himself.”
“In our society, Marcus, the most admired men are those who build bridges, skyscrapers, and empires. But in reality, the proudest and most admirable are those who manage to build love. Because there is no greater or more difficult undertaking.”
All I know is that life is a series of choices, and that you have to keep making them.”
“Learn to love your failures, Marcus, because it is your failures that will make you who you are. It is your failures that will give meaning to your victories.”
Life is like a foot race, Marcus: There will always be people who are faster than you, and there will always be those who are slower than you. What matters, in the end, is how you ran your race.”
don’t write in order to be read; write in order to be heard.”
“Who dares, wins.
“Cherish love, Marcus. Make it your greatest conquest, your sole ambition. After men, there will be other men. After books, there will be other books. After glory, there will be other glories. After money, there will be yet more money. But after love, Marcus, after love, there is nothing but the salt from tears.”
“The truth does not change how you feel about someone. That’s the great tragedy of love.”
“A good book, Marcus, is judged not by its last words but by the cumulative effect of all the words that have preceded them.
“One day Harry said to me: ‘You must give meaning to your life. Two things can make life meaningful: books and love.’ Thanks to Harry I already have books. Now I am setting off in search of love.”
