“Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts.”

“It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized.”

“The greatest and most important problems of life cannot be solved. They can only be outgrown.”

“...the Baron felt cold inside, certain that even the most careful manipulations would not stand up to the close scrutiny of these demonic auditors.”

“Life is filled with tests, one after another, and if you don't recognize them, you are certain to fail the most important ones.”

“A man may fight the greatest enemy, take the longest journey, survive the most grievous wound -- and still be helpless in the hands of the woman he loves.”

“Not all accidents are what they seem. Victims do no even know why they have been chosen.”