“In this condition of the most devastating humiliation, I still possessed the most precious of liberties, that no-one could take away from me: that of deciding who I wanted to be.”

“I was discovering that the most precious gift someone can give us is time, because what gives time its value is death.”

“I already knew that I had the ability to free myself from hatred, and I viewed this as my most significant conquest.”

“I often think about her. One thing she said stayed with me, a dagger in my heart: "You know for me the most horrible thing of all is knowing that he will forget me."I lacked the presence of mind to tell her that it was impossible; she was simply unforgettable.”

“I am alone. I am here. No one is watching me. In these hours of silence that I cherish, I talk to myself and reflect. That past, entrenched in time, motionless and infinite, has vanished onto thin air. None of it remains. Why, therefore, am I hurting so much? Why did I bring back with me this nameless pain? I followed the path I set for myself, and I have forgiven. I do not want to be chained to hatred or resentment. I want to have the right to live in peace.”

“He who could hear my heart knew that I was crying out for help.”

“I told myself that I'd had life too easy, conditioned by an upbringing where fear of change was disguised as caution.”