When you've lived as long as I have, nothing much surprises you.

Negotiations are about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat and make one tiny mistake; you're dead. I made one tiny mistake, I wore women's clothes

Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

but do i need to say anything?" sophie asked. "do i need to learn any words?" "like what?" saint-germain said. "well, when you lit up the eiffel tower, you said something that sounded like eggness" "ignis" the count said. "latin for fire. no, you don't need to say anything." "then why did you do it, then?" sophie asked. saint-germain grinned. "i just thought it sounded cool.

it is only when no one remembers that you are truly lost. That is the true death.

I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.