The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

I loved you as a boy and fell in love with you as a man. You’re in here so deep that there is no you, no me. Only us.

Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.

The best way to know the Truth or Beauty is to try to express it.

I look for myself but find no one. I belong to the chrysanthemum hour of bright flowers placed in tall vases. I should make an ornament of my soul.

In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.

It is satisfaction to a man to do the proper works of a man.

I am trying to be kind instead of right.

Hollywood wants to make women so perfect. Perfect hair. Perfect job. Perfect manners... I know some of the most beautiful women, and they are so weird. That's what makes them funny and captivating.

... it is a fact universally acknowledged that a husband is the most ridiculous thing on earth, except for a bachelor.

For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.