Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice.

That's what happens when people reach old age; nobody remembers they've been bastards too.

You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer.

In those days I learned that nothing is more frightening than a hero who lives to tell his story, to tell what all those who fell at his side will never be able to tell.

I decided that my existence would be one of books and silence.

... deep down nobody is bad, only frightened.

A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.