Everything that a woman really loves - a dog, a man, God, anything - she loves as she would a child. The privileged will always risk self-destruction before giving up even a minimal part of their privileges. A book is like a pole vault that allows you to make unimaginable leaps in time and space; the baton of the most magnificent relay race; an infallible and close silent friend. I'm not a pessimist. I'm a well-informed optimist. Love is the only element that really illuminates the darkenss. Love does't require anything exceptional: it appears, it sits there and that's it. Love is friendship with erotic moments. Do not live in accordance with ideals you've received, but with your own aspirations and a greater insight. Happiness is realizing that nothing is too important. Dictatorship appears with amour because it ought to win. Democracy appears naked because it ought to persuade. | 
