I love the Swedish people for their detective novels, their archipelago, their sense of humor, their carbonated vodka, and most especially, for their wonderful hospitality.

I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.

Men do not want solely the obedience of women, they want their sentiments. -The Subjection of Women

The defeat of your enemy lies within the peace of your heart and the humbleness of your thoughts.

When death tells a story yo really have to listen

Most novels, if they are successful at all, are original in the sense that they report the existence of an area of society, a type of person, not yet admitted to the general literate consciousness.

People elect the President for reasons that have nothing to do with his ability to be president.

We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

I was an anorexic, beer drinking, class cutting, doodling, shoplifting, skater chick that was into nature, art class, and the beach.

Spending on oneself does not boost wellbeing. However, spending money on others does -- and it appears to be as important to people's happiness as the total amount of money they make.