The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.

The only two important things in life are real love and being at peace with yourself.

Far more disturbing than any spook house at an amusement park is a ride through the old hometown if you've been away for years.

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them.

How easily we ignore or forget the small kindnesses and considerations in life which are really the only everyday magic we witness on a regular basis. Just think- to make happiness out of nothing more than a few kind words or a generous gesture.