“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ...

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” ...

“We’re both looking at the same moon, in the same world. We’re connected to reality by the same line. All I have to do is quietly draw it towards me.” ...

“Getting lost was not a matter of geography so much as identity, a passionate desire, even an urgent need, to become no one and anyone, to shake off the shackles that remind you who you are, who others think you are.”...

"Life doesn't just happen to you. You react to it, and you are not forced to react the way you do. Your heart determines your reactions."...

“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure.”...

"If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person."...