There's no such thing as an ex-marine.

Kill every enemy twice, Wilky said. Better than gettin' shot by a soldier pretending to be dead.

Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in a female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

Composers are not all good conductors.

The artist has to make the viewer understand that his world is too narrow, he has to open up to new perspectives.

I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.

A man imagines a happy marriage as a marriage of love; even if he makes fun of marriages that are without love, or feels sorry for lovers who are without marriage.

I am essentially a painter of the kind of still life composition that communicates a sense of tranquillity and privacy, moods which I have always valued above all else.

Perhaps love doesn't make the world go round, but it makes the bumpy ride worthwhile and provides a glorious destination.

I always sensed instinctively from the earliest age that I was being lied to.

I did almost every job in the bank. It was real life, waking up in the morning, putting on a suit and tie and then having to go to work.

I love you exactly as you are.

The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.