“As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.”

“I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.”

“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself, an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.”

“There are only two people who tell you the truth about yourself--an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.”

“Took myself to Byculla. The area around the elephants is very soothing. I wish I were an elephant. I would be so composed.”

“A well-told lie can heal. Otherwise, what's fiction?”

“A verdade está inscrita na estrutura do mundo, apenas temos de saber lê-la.”