Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.'

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second.

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

Pain don't hurt.

Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.