“Le spine della rosa sono nacoste dal fiore: the thorns of the rose are hidden by the bloom.”

“Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses”

“Le storie sono in realtà i mattoni della materia.”

“Roses and thorns are parts of the same plant. Somehow though, some people are concerned mainly about the roses. The rose is not on the plant for more than a week, but the thorns are there forever.Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”

“...sometimes we can’t enjoy the bloom of a rose because we’re too busy crying over being pricked by the thorn.”

“Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself.”