You are a stone, thrown upon a lake. But the ripples you create will never make you still.

What are we all chasing? Nella wonders. To live, of course. To be unbound from the invisible ropes that Johannes spoke of in his study. Or to be happy in them, at least.

This city is like no other city in the world. It is brilliant but it is bloated, and I've never called it home

The turnip cannot thrive in the tulips patch of soil.

The rules of this house are written in water. I must either sink or swim.

Because, Petronella - it's something in his soul. It's something in his soul and you can't get it out.

All we can do if we're lucky is stich up the mistakes other people make.

Love your children, for they are the seeds that will make this city bloom.

Words are water in this city. One drop of rumour could drown us.

Take care, take care. This city thrives! It's money gives you wings to soar. But it is a yoke on your shoulders and you would do well to take note of the bruise around your neck.

Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's.

I want you. I want you under me and over me and around me. And you want.

Once chosen, forever chosen.

He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.

Forget it, Jonathan, and go back to sleep. And before you go to sleep, pray that no well-meaning god ever makes you immortal.

Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.

How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!

When you do a reality show and host shows, it's hard to have secrets.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

The great thing about the Internet is that it will not abide by the rules.

The other piece besides focus for execution is intensity. Startups only work at a fairly intense level.