Art achieves all little things by absolute truth: but all her great things need some admixture of illusion.

The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.

Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.

In the religion of Love the courtesan is a heretic; but the nun is an atheist.

Love is God's essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.

It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.

If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.

Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.

Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.

As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.

Wail not too wildly for expiring Love: The Love that dies was never quite alive.

It's better to be friends with someone that is willing to be your friend than someone that doesn't.

On the road to success there are determination, real hard work, perseverance and challenges to tackle.

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

You know who makes a great first impression? Liars.

You can take them in a wheelchair and put them in a pool, so they can move their arms and legs. In a pool disabled people can do things that they can't normally do otherwise.

Everything tender and melancholy - as life is sometimes, just for one moment.

I was dropped by my publisher after my first two books. But I always believed in myself.

A few good compliments produce a wealth of good and often financial benefits.

Fine, large, meaningless, general terms like romance and business can always be related. They take the place of thinking, and are highly useful to optimists and lecturers.

I don't like to go in places where women talk and gossip. The atmosphere I don't like, even though you can sometimes meet nice people. For me, it's a waste of time.