"I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing ladies’ hands – after all, one must start somewhere."

"“The law,” he said, “is above the criminal and the judge, and rules them both. The law is inescapable, for an action is either lawful or unlawful. The law, indeed, may be said to have a life of its ow…"

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?"

"Because isn’t that the point of every relationship: to be known by someone else, to be understood? He gets me. She gets me. Isn’t that the simple magic phrase?"

"Do not ask your childrento strive for extraordinary lives.Such striving may seem admirable,but it is the way of foolishness.Help them instead to find the wonderand the marvel of an ordinary life.Show …"