They've got no idea what happiness is, they don't know that without this love there is no happiness or unhappiness for us--there is no life.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.

Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!

Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.

Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised.

They ought to find out how to vaccinate for love, like smallpox.

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

it's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

Anything is better than lies and deceit!

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.

What goes on in our heads solely determines the level at which we function in society, our physical health, and the degree of our mental and emotional stability and maturity.

There's an exception to every rule, Nora. And you've never failed at being the exception before.

Business is in itself a power.

The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X.

I had a very strong desire to carry out adventures, but in those early days I didn't actually do any. I just dreamt about it.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Scripture a Christian life is impossible.

I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.

May be she’ll learn something about what death really is, which is where the pain stops and the good memories begin. Not the end of life but the end of pain.

If all of us work in accordance with rule of law, if rule of law is implemented, we are all safe, investors are safe, people will be safe.