When you make a break for freedom you don't necessarily find company on the way.

To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation.

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.