“They enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out old people they kept on blooming like children and playing together like dogs.”

Freedom is often the first casualty of war.

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.

Always tell what you feel. Do what you think.

The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don’t understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.

He was healthier than the rest of us, but when you listened with the stethoscope you could hear the tears bubbling inside his heart.

Make no mistake: peaceful madmen are ahead of the future.

The spirit of her invincible heart guided her through the shadows.

I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world.

This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. ‘It is true’, he replied, ‘but you would do well not to believe it.

A man only has the right to look down at another when he helps him to lift himself up.

I do not believe there is a method better than Montessori for making children sensitive to the beauties of the world and awakening their curiosity regarding the secrets of life.

Your first realization when you become an important person is that all day and all night, whatever the circumstances, people want to hear you talk about yourself.

One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.

Crazy people are not crazy if one accepts their reasoning.

And the two of them loved each other for a long time in silence without making love again.

As a writer I’m merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others.

Joyful, joyful, joyful, as only dogs know how to be happy with only the autonomy of their shameless spirit.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

I’m an introvert. I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.

We also have a dog. His name’s Beast. He’s a sheepdog. He’s super cute. I love him.