A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Love Life, Life is Beautiful.

The world judges the Christian by his life, not by his belief.

Population growth is the primary source of environmental damage.

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

There's always a balance, I think, any administration has to find in not just the military but in any agency of government.

There is only one way by which you can achieve prosperity. It is to take charge of your mind.

There's a real self-serving element to hip-hop that threatens its life span.

On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture.

Salander never forgets an injustice, and by nature she was anything but forgiving.

The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best.