Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong.

Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.

Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting an eyelash, and without its impairing their affection for the brute in the least. Women are wonderful realists.

You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

Everyone likes talking about himself. - Hercule Poirot

I'm sure you have a theme: the theme of your life. You can embellish it or desecrate it, but it's your theme, and as long as you follow it, you will experience harmony and peace of mind.

Do you know my friend that each one of us is a dark mystery, a maze of conflicting passions and desire and aptitudes?