Every man is his own worst enemy

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Ignorance is not innocence.

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women

It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.

I was born, have lived, and will die free.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

That's the thing about fiction, that you live in it totally for a little while, but you must forget it, sometimes totally forget it, in order to go about the rest of your day.

My intention is not to define a perfect life and then cause an unhappy analysis of what you are not doing correctly or are incapable of doing.

You cannot have a best friend for one hundred and fifty four years without trust.

Cat's heated gaze meets mine, and she smiles. Another piece of my heart is hers.

Chance was just an order that you hadn't yet perceived.

Freedom lies in being bold.

A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.

If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.

I don't want to help a politician revise the truth.