Making money isn't hard in itself, ' he complained. 'What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one's life to.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.

Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse.

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever.

Books hold no passports. There's only one true literary tradition: the human.

Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art.

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.

Laughing is such a pure and natural thing I try to laugh every day. Think that's one of the most important things in life.

The Venus Project is a concept that could happen today but it is not up to me, it depends on what others do to help bring it about.

To take care of the world seemed, finally, a privilege rather than a burden. The Riddler had led them to life's greatest victory. They had found a home.

People always want reasons for things ... but sometimes there are no reasons.

I'm not a big baseball fan, to be honest.

Art is about paying attention.

I'm so beyond genre, drama, comedies, I just want to do really good, interesting projects.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

Oh, wouldn't the world seem dull and flat with nothing whatever to grumble at?