There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn't lasting.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

When a person’s debt increases a lot, at first he will feel he wants to pay it all back, later he will think, ‘Why give back?’ That spoils from within. We should not sign from within.

When we begin to love and care for each other, we will share our challenges.

You hurt me. It’s OK. I just want you to be happy.

...suddenly I got shivers down my spine thinking about how many different people one and the same person can be.

An appreciative listener is always stimulating.

I look at Colin Meads and see a great big sheep farmer who carried the ball in his hands as though it was an orange pip.

When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on.

Sometimes in a movie, the lines are so perfect.

I'm completely removed from any hype that comes my way.

God cannot be explained... God can only be lived.