For which reason the sea in those parts is impassable and impenetrable, because there is a shoal of mud in the way; and this was caused by the subsidence of the island.

It was man who first made men believe in gods.

No mercy goes unpunished by the angry gods.

Is not living at all not better than living badly?

Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

No matter how hard you fight the darkness, every light casts a shadow, and the closer you get to the light, the darker that shadow becomes.

Truth will screw with you every which way, before it lets you to be anywhere near itself.

Hope is the last thing ever lost.

You hope people are going to be listening to you after you're gone. And they like you better after you're gone.

You know, Im always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

Curiosity has no important place in my work, only conformity.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Why should I have a calling card? I'm not a call girl!

The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling.

Faffing of course does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.