Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

Of two hearts one is always warm and one is always cold: the cold heart is more precious than diamonds: the warm heart has no value and is thrown away.

Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust. In a closely beleaguered city every sentry is a potential traitor.

Cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any Monoprix store - it's built into all poor-quality goods.

Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?

Its typical of Mexico, of the whole human race perhaps — violence in favour of an ideal and then the ideal lost but the violence just going on.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.