“When you have plantedthe rose of Love into your heartyour life has not been in vain.”

“Too often in my life, love has been defined as "humiliation with occasional roses".”

“Writing can be a lifeline, expecially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life and process of growth have been subjected to attempts at strangulation.”

“I love you, I love you, my heart is a rose which your love has brought to bloom, my life is a desert fanned by the delicious breeze of your breath, and whose cool spring are your eyes; the imprint of your little feet makes valleys of shade for me, the odour of your hair is like myrrh, and wherever you go you exhale the perfumes of the cassia tree.Love me always, love me always. You have been the supreme, the perfect love of my life; there can be no other...”

“May your life be filled, as mine has been, with love and laughter; and remember, when things are rough all you need is ... Chocolate.”

“You with your light meter and relaxed itinerary,Let not our naive labours have been in vain!”