“If you focus on the risks, they'll multiply in your mind and eventually paralyze you. You want to focus on the task, instead, on doing what needs to be done.”

“— E acabei por ir a casa dela para lhe configurar o sistema todo.— Harry, «configuraste-lhe o sistema todo»? — perguntei, arregalandoos olhos e fingindo-me pasmado.Baixou o olhar, mas não conseguiu esconder um sorriso.— Tu percebeste.— Não vais... penetrar as seguranças dela, pois não? — perguntei, incapazde resistir.”

“...savoring the sense of loneliness and freedom that comes only from solitary sojourns in strange lands...”

“Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life”

“Focusing on what you don’t want instead of focusing on what do want gets you nowhere. Negativity makes a horrible motivator. Decide what you want and move in that direction.”

“What you focus on expands. So focus on what you want, not what you do not want.”

“Stop focusing on what you don’t want; it’s a tremendous waste of time and energy. Instead, start focusing on what you do want. This is the only way to create a plan of action which will enable you to experience the life you envision.”