To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies.

Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.

Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

First, all means to conciliate; failing that, all means to crush.

A single word has sometimes lost or won an empire.

If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?

Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime.

Give me six lines written by the most honorable person alive, and I shall find enough in them to condemn them to the gallows.

Deception is the knowledge of kings.

Never write a letter and never destroy one.

Literature is an invitation to people to discover the world of others and the world of others is the best source to understand and to improve our own world!

What do you mean?” Leslie’s voice was cool, as if she questioned witches who were flat on their backs being threatened by werewolves every day.

We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.

I hate the idea of owning a gun, but I love the idea of owning a cannon.

I never made a good movie.

Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.

Stuart Pearce will be a massive influence but we also need ten others to be massive influences

Heterosexuality - whichever gender you are - says that the other gender is very important to you.

I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.