But people had forgotten there was a day in the not too distant past when they’d not seen or heard of bombings, and suicide vests, and snipers. Alicia, though, had not forgotten.

True cynics kill themselves. The rest are posers, trying to use clever sarcasm and snarky remarks to hide insecurity and the fear that if they put themselves out there, they will fail.

Skinny jeans were only good if you had skinny genes.

It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.

The dead know everything, but don't give a damn.

If I eat a huge meal and I can get the girl to rub my belly, I think that's about as romantic as I can think of.

I didn't just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death.

Slap some keys on her and we'll have a piano.

A person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst of it.

The Colombians are good-tempered people. They are used to waiting for buses that are late, used to riding buses and trains that do not arrive.

The biggest obstacle I've had to overcome is being a woman in a man's world.