"I am not good at noticing when I'm happy, except in retrospect."

"I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams."

"The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead."

"Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myself—if they could live in my memories—would anyone, anyone, love me?"

"You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought."

"To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul."