Whatever our destiny is or may be, we have made it ourselves, and we do not complain of it.

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!

With the right books, we can change everything.

You deserve a longer letter than this

Let us realize that engagement and detachment aren't opposite-the more engaged we become, the more detached we will have to be.

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.

Traveling to Russia and Germany and being able to see the world at a young age was really cool for me, and I really liked that.

Penny said two words, the second of which was "you." Caine laughed. "I think you meant '---- you, Your Highness.

I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.

Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams.

The truth is that history constantly presents new problems in the guise of old.