Lies had deserted me, and I felt as lonely as though they had been my only friends.

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.

She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.

Human nature is not black and white but black and grey.

I had never known her before and I had never loved her so much. The more we know the more we love, I thought.

You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.' Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can desire the peace of victory without desiring the ravaged towns.