The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

Making good use of our limited time - the limited time from birth to death, as well as our limited time each day - is the key to developing inner steadiness and calm.

But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public

Me, I walk along and feel quietly defensive, a recluse in the Land of We. That's quite the loaded word, 'we.

I figured I had seconds, maybe minutes to live.

Everybody seems normal, till you get to know them.

It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat.

You want a lesson? I'll give you a lesson. How about a geography lesson? My father's from Puerto Rico. My mother's from El Salvador. And neither one of those is Mexico.

The soul of woman lives in love.

Bump in my hoopty hoopty hoop. I own that. And I aint payin my rent this month. I owe that.

Nothing seems so tragic to one who is old as the death of one who is young, and this alone proves that life is a good thing.