The Italians are said to be noisy and to gesticulate, but that is a libel dreamed up by the English.

I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots at 3000 meters above sea level than down below.

Remember, all of man's happiness is in the little valleys. Tiny little ones. Small enough to call from one side to the other.

I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people.

There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.

Spring sprang suddenly onto the land.

Boredom is the most horrible of wolves.

The best way to protect something is to set it free.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometrical progression if there are no interruptions.

Tomorrow never really comes, so todays performance is what really counts.

My intent is to be generous of spirit and live with total integrity every day of my life.

When a man says he doesn't understand a woman it's because he won't take the trouble.

Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.

I didn't feel like it was essential to have a white host or a black host, I wanted a good host.

What would I do if I knew I only had six months to live? Type faster.

An actor can play two or three lines where he says one thing, but plays the opposite. That's the most important moving part of a film.

Cath ate the banana and held on to his gaze. “I’d give you the moon right now,” she said. Levi’s eyes flashed happily, and he hitched up an eyebrow. “Yeah, but would you slay it for me?