“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.”

“We only have what we give.”

“How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself.”

“I learned very quickly that when you emigrate, you lose the crutches that have been your support; you must begin from zero, because the past is erased with a single stroke and no one cares where you’re from or what you did before.”

“The only good thing about marriage is becoming a widow”

“If what you want is the effect of painting, then paint, Aurora. If what you want is truth, learn to use your camera," he would say again and again”

“write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.”