I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.

When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

The ghastly thing about postal strikes is that after they are over, the service returns to normal.

The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

The man who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.

God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.

To create a housing shortage in a huge country, heavily wooded, with a small population -- ah, that's proof of pure political genius.

Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.

Power is a drug on which the politicians are hooked. They buy it from the voters, using the voters' own money.

Just knowing that you are there and you would be thinking about me while I am thinking about you makes my heart feel serene and contented.

I have seen people who find that grief gives them something they never had before, and no matter how terrible and real their loss they choose to hug that awfulness to them rather than push it away.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

In half an hour, I'll know more than you do.

What time is it on the clock of the world?

You don't have to get rich to have [fewer] children. It has happened across the world.

A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.

We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.

The adventure of life is to learn.