Nana Mouskouri Quotes

“If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.”

“For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice.”

“I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.”

“Tell me, Nana,If for example we had been a love couple,Would a hug have been enough to wash away my sadness?Or then; does every single being carry this loneliness, like a burden?I wans't intending to monopolizing youI just wanted you to need me.”

“If you don't fight for him, you lose! Fight for him!~Nana Osaki”

“Nana...how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don't know why...”

“I'll be with my sister. And believe it or not, she has a phone and everything. She stopped using smoke signals last year." - Nana”

“Why... is human desire so unsatisfying?”

“I, who was empty… I made myself believe that I could only fill it.. by falling in love… at that time to me.. in this world around you, Nana... Everything was so shiny that I was blinded. That doesn’t mean that anyone would suit me… I just wanted to be in the same light as you.”

“But even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that.”