“fate is strange..almost no one i know married the first love of their lives.but for those who did are always telling me that they missed soemthing important, that they didn’t experience all that they might have.."- by the river piedra i sat down and wept”

“Those who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others."By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”

“It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.”

“In the long run what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.”

“By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget.”

“Everyone when they are young knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.”

“A mladic je dugo ostao sjedeci pored bunara, shvatajuci da mu je jednog dana vetar zapuhnuo lice mirisom te zene i da ju je voleo jos pre nego sto je saznao da ona postoji i da ce ga ta ljuba nadahnuti da pronadje sva blaga ovoga sveta.”