“Sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.”

“But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.”

“I don't belong to any side. What's more, I think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself”

“We all give up great expectations along the way.”

“Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’s life to.”

“Making money isn't hard in itself. What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting your life to.”

“One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep.”