Without the support from religion--remember, we talked about it--no father, using only his own resources, would be able to bring up a child.

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!

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.

Love can either be your greatest companion or your worst enemy, depending on your pride to accept or deny things.

I belive that people should fight for what they believe and only what they believe.

Like most people who live in India, I complain about corruption, but know that I can live with corrupt men. It is the honest ones I secretly worry about.

To sustain your belief through situations that completely undermine it is quite something.

Never forget those who believed in you. They are why you are where you are.

TV is shifting into the background of just being another appliance; it’s just a bigger screen.

Atheism is a cruel long term business, and I have gone through it to the end.

I'm a sucker for lost worlds. I was nostalgic even as a child. I was happiest in my hometown library in Adams, Mass., where nothing seemed to change.

If you wish strongly, have courage and endurance, then you can get to the summit of your dream.