The affairs of the royal house form a subject of conversation for those who, as a rule, would have no conversation.

One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.

there are no nationalities in heaven.

that sunlight of the dead which is called literature.

Words express only the feelings we know already.

marriage was a calamity, but it was not an occupation.

Children never grow tired; their likes and dislikes are constant; let them laugh at something once and they laugh always; do what you will, they are sure to say, 'Do it again!

... love always betrays its intentions.

those two wholesome defects of the French people, malice and curiosity, both of which are essential to its greatness.

The birth of love is always accompanied by the idea of solitude. A single being appears, and the rest of the world grows empty.

history ... a sort of immortality turned upside down. Her life stretched backwards through ten centuries.

There is no right

Maybe we are the wealthiest people around the world

Like any good Englishman, he detests emotions and prefers a healthy dose of denial and tea.

I believe in striving for excellence. I sweat the big and small stuff! I do not apologize for this.

Now I'm his dad, I live for [my son]. I have a responsibility. It's a big responsibility.

Repentance is the word that gives us a second chance.

War is in truth a disease in which the juices that serve health and maintenance are used for the sole purpose of nourishing something foreign, something at odds with nature.

I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over and over again.

There's nothing more important than a good story.

You want the actors to disappear into roles and stay under the radar, and that gets harder when someone is known for their actual personality, or who they seem to be.