At the very moment when someone is beginning to take philosophy seriously, the whole world believes the opposite.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

Receiving is good but giving is much better. Nevertheless, sharing is the best.

"In the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love."

Writer's block is a myth. I never see the gardeners suffering from gardening block.

To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle.

I don't know of a way to have a generous church without a generous pastor.

I am about as detailed as a shadow.

That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about?

When your hands leap towards mine, love, what do they bring me in flight?