Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.

I won't go to a restaurant to eat with friends, always join them afterwards for coffee. In company I always get over enthusiastic, and this leads to indigestion.

How wonderful are the women and men in the world who feed us. Especially those who feed us with no salary. The mothers—I thought. The wives.

If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

Friendship, if somebody holds out his hand toward you, you've got to reach and take it... There are too many people alone, and if you're lucky enough for somebody to want you as a friend, it's an obligation.

It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.