If you admire yourself in the mirror, let it be in fear and not delight, because the only thing that beauty will bring to you is terror of losing it.
Amelie NothombItโs true that someone will always say that good and evil donโt exist: that is a person who has never had any dealings with real evil. Good is far less convincing than evil, but itโs because their chemical structures are different. Like gold, good is never found in a pure state in nature: it therefore doesnโt seem impressive. It has the unfortunate tendency not to act; it prefers, passively, to be seen.
Amelie NothombI eat in a strange way, but I enjoy it. Everything became well when I finally understood that I enjoy being hungry. Normally, I only eat in the evening.
Amelie Nothomb