“I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf”

“Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.”

“She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.”

“Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.”

“Hate is the father of all evil.”

“... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”