“He expected nothing more from life. Not because he was disappointed or embittered. He expected nothing because there was nothing of importance that he had not already experienced. He possessed all the happiness that a person could find. He loved and was loved. Unconditionally.”
“He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.”
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
“He could say nothing. He had no right to be there, he had already been profoundly changed, he was no good at small talk, she was half naked, it was dawn and he loved her.”
“To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatesthazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love.”
“Because sometimes, a man could do nothing about where he came from, he could only control where he went”