“I think about giving up. I almost do.”

“My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had been met with tears. The long sleepless nights, the loneliness that cloaked my spirit and turned me into a true ghost.”

“my mother was taught the ch'an concept of happiness, which was to find satisfaction in small things. i was taught to appreciate the fresh air in the morning, the colour of leaves turning red in autumn and the water's smoothness when i soaked my hands in the basin.”

“Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little life, and somehow managed by the power of his wayward brain to lay hold upon millions of human lives!”

“lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.”

“If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.”

“Gorko gutaj u gorčini;tako ćeš biti najbolji kad dođe dobro.”