I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

Stars open among the lilies.Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?This is the silence of astounded souls.

The truth is that we all live by leaving behind

God created you in His own image.

It is not summer, England doesn't have summer, it has continuous autumn with a fortnight's variation here and there.

Could I write all, the world would turn to stone.

You can't really do anything creative without a source of inspiration.

Truths kindle light for truths.

If you cannot live the way you want, there is no point in living.

You can learn by listening, or by getting whacked between the eyes with a two-by-four. I always found listening easier.

Like everyone else, I get swept along just trying to keep up with that endlessly growing to-do list, but I do my best to treat the day as one big meditation or symphony.