Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna.

I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.

We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

Excuse my mistakes, realize my limitations. Life is not easy as we know it on the earth.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.