New Book Reveals the Undiscovered Wisdom of Dracula’s Homeland through quotes and pearls of wisdom

Sept. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Romania, the land known as the home of the world’s most famous vampire – Dracula – and the first person in history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics – Nadia Comaneci.

The Little Book of Romanian Wisdom, created by Diana Doroftei and Matthew Cross, contains selections of original quotes and pearls of wisdom from over 100 people, all born in Romania. The book includes Hollywood legends Edward G. Robinson, John Houseman, Bela Lugosi, the original Tarzan (and Olympic gold medal swimmer) Johnny Weissmuller; Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci; beauty expert Anastasia Soare and many, many more.

Romania is a country of over 2000 years of colorful history and memorable characters. Presented in both English and Romanian, the book contains over 80 illustrations and is an entertaining ambassador to the wisdom of Romania and its people. It is both an introduction and an invitation to go deeper into the wisdom and soul of a country, and in the process, awaken the wisdom of the heritage within each of us.

Sample Quotes from the book:

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win. ~ Elie Wiesel
To last, you need to be real. ~ Edward G. Robinson
Life has been given to us to live it, not to think it. ~ Octavian Paler
The world is the dream of my soul. ~ Mihai Eminescu
In my heart, I’ve never had room for envy nor for hatred, but only happiness that I could pick anywhere and anytime. I consider that what makes us live the most is the feeling of a permanent childhood in our life. ~ Constantin Brancusi

For more information on The Little Book of Romanian Wisdom please visit: www.romanianwisdom.com

Review copies and interviews available.