"Even now I can't stand being recognized in the street. I just hate it when strangers come up and try to talk to me. I'm pathologically shy."

“Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?”

Source : Clarice Lispector (1986). “The Hour of the Star”, p.15, New Directions Publishing

“Bring the past only if you are going to build from it.”

“If you’re an actress, you’re always on one diet or another — it’s a way of life.”

“Man who hates cats is insecure, but a man who likes them is one worth keeping. If he can appreciate a cat, he can appreciate a strong, independent woman.”

“A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.”

“There are many people who are so inclined to say "no" that the "no" always precedes whatever we say to them. This negative quality makes them so disagreeable that, even if they do what we want them to or agree with what we say, they always lose the pleasure that they might have received had they not started off so badly.”

“The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will come.And then one day, almost out of nowhere, it does.”

Source : Robin Sharma (2010). “The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

“I believe in an ultimate decency of things.”