“After that day, I discovered one indelible truth. I discovered that love wasn’t everything that mattered in life. It was an emotion that not many had the luxury of feeling without any pain attached to it. Many say that love will set you free, but I disagree. Love is a cage, a very painful one; its gilded bars made with yearning, heartache, and unfulfilled dreams. And the moment I realized that love wasn’t necessary to one’s survival I became free. No one would have the power to hurt me again.”

“What if everything you have been taught is all a lie and everything you feel is all a truth?”

“She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.”

“It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people.”

“Because you’re a creation of God, you reflect the Divine qualities of creativity, wisdom, and love.”

“It appears that one lifetime is not enough to master the tools required for a lifetime.”

“Good man and bad man with money goes a long ways.” ~ Amunhotep El Bey”

“La memoria es como libro en el cual se escribe toda nuestra vida. Algunas veces deseamos cerrarlo y olvidarlo para no recordar todos los escabrosos detalles, y otras veces deseamos abrirlo y observarlo detenidamente, queriendo volver a sentir lo mismo que sentimos en aquel momento.”

“Y, entonces, en ese instante que tan solo dura un segundo, el cerebro se encarga de abrir la cerradura del cofre en el cual guardas todo lo que aprecias. Cede de tal manera que la tapa se abre y todo lo que hay en el interior sale de forma tan rápida y tan fugaz que no puedes detenerlo.”

“Lo que sabemos es una gota de agua; lo que ignoramos es un océano.”

“When the road ahead seems impossible, start the engine”

“We did all the tourist crap, but I just wanted to sit in a cafe and watch people”

“A lie never grows old.”