“My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peac...” — Aung San Suu Kyi Quote

“My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.”

“A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.”

“I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.”

“And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.”

“You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you haven't got trillions of dollars in the bank that you don't need, you can't be white.”

“The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead.”