There is a science of war, but how strange that there isn't a science of peace. There are colleges of war; why can’t we study peace?

I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.

True friends are families which you can select.

True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find yourself someone really nice and drive her through the Bois de Boulogne in a taxi. The rain's very important. That's when Paris smells its sweetest. It's the damp chestnut trees.

Ricorda, se hai bisogno di una mano la troverai alla fine del tuo braccio. Remember, if you need a hand you'll find it at the end of your arm.

Thursday? Oh no, it can't be! It's too gruesome.