Books for general reading always smell bad; the odor of common people hangs around them.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Don't let the mist of circumstances block your imagination and stop you from making new beginnings.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. And be kinder than is necessary.

Life moved ever outward into infinite possibilities and yet all things were perfect and finished in every single moment, their end attained.

You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course.

Misfortune is never invited. And it comes and sits at the table without permission and it eats, leaving nothing but bones.

I wasn't interested in holding onto the evidence of things.

If you're going to believe in a God, then you also have to equally believe that there's a flip side to this.

As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

Yeah, the record for most titles was previously held by the Fabulous Moolah, she won it four times. And a few weeks ago, I won the title for the sixth time, which has never been done before.