"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."

"One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late."

"Time is the best killer."

"If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect."

"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."