Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive,  knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

Where do I go from here? She thought to herself.Truth was, it didn’t matter.She had a new beginning.

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not cure.

Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.

And that heart which was a wild garden was given to him who only loved trim lawns. And the imbecile carried the princess into slavery.

If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule.

Sometimes I look back and think, "How did I write that? The book is smarter than I am!" I have never written strategically, but rather, followed the dictates of my muse.

Everything I've ever dreamed of, everything in my wildest dreams, is coming true.

I want to get so famous that I don't have to wake up in the morning. It'll probably never happen.

The last person I'd date is some rich kid who's had everything handed to her on a plate. Give me a normal girl any day.