A Warrior Accepts Defeat. He Does Not

I Was Arrested Three Times And Tortured Once.

I Don't Regret The Painful Times; I Bare My Scars As If They Were Medals.

Stay Close To Those Who Are Not Afraid To Be Vulnerable, Because They Have Confidence In Themselves And Know That, At Some Point In Our Lives, We All Stumble; They Do Not Interpret This As A Sign Of Weakness, But Of Humanity. Avoid Those Who Talk A Great Deal Before Acting, Those Who Never Take A Step Without Being Quite Sure That It Will Bring Them Respect.

Up Until Then, Whenever Anyone Had Mentioned The Possibility Of Making A Film Adaptation, My Answer Had Always Been, ‘no, I’m Not Interested.’ I Believe That Each Reader Creates His Own Film Inside His Head, Gives Faces To The Characters, Constructs Every Scene, Hears The Voices, Smells The Smells. And That Is Why, Whenever A Reader Goes To See A Film Based On A Novel That He Likes, He Leaves Feeling Disappointed, Saying: ‘the Book Is So Much Better Than The Film.

Look Around. And Don't Get Close To People Who Make You Suffer.