Paranoia is just another word for ignorance.
"The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers."
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right.
A good book is a book that changes you.
When we hate someone, we hate in his image something within ourselves.