“A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.”

The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.

But I didn’t understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.

I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.

Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.

Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.

Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.

Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.

I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it – to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.

There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.

People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.

When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.

Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.