Never live your life on the edge when you have loved ones who love you and who are depending on you.

Our destinies depend on the choices we make. Be it wise or stupid.

In the end, the only way is to be better than that person who let you down... and better than the monster you used to be...

A bore or an uggo might manage not to get up anyone's nose, but if a girl's got brains and looks and personality, she's going to piss someone off, somewhere along the way.

I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.

Sometime don’t think don’t say don’t do…is the best way to deal with life!

I really love to drive. It’s really hard for me to be a passenger, even though I get to look around a little bit more, but I’ve gotten really good at driving and looking.

I had consumed a lot of American culture, but I was not quite prepared for the reality of American poverty.

Damnosa quid non imminuit dies? What does not destructive time destroy?

There are always people who are going to be opportunistic when they see situations unfolding the way that they are in New Orleans.

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.

This vice brings in one hundred million francs in taxes every year. I will certainly forbid it at once - as soon as you can name a virtue that brings in as much revenue.

I'd probably still be a financial journalist now if it weren't for writing novels. Mmm. Fun! I'm much happier writing novels!