Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Never underestimate the power of the words 'I love you' or the comfort of a simple hug. Grow your love daily.

Imagine a man without lungs. Imagine earth without Amazon rainforest.

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.

Falling in love is like religious conversion. It goes on for a long time below the threshold before it reaches consciousness.

We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.

Death is losing its terror. It is the emergency exit for a world that is becoming more frightening death ever was.

No design is possible until the materials with which you design are completely understood

David Bergen is a master of taut, spare prose that's both erotic and hypnotic. . . .

I feel very proud to be Mexican. I didn't have the opportunity to learn Spanish when I was a girl, but ... it's never too late to get in touch with your roots.

President al-Assad and his army are the only force that actually fights ISIS.