“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

“Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts.”

“- We're winning!- Who is 'we', mon Prince?- Not a word! I will tell you tomorrow.”

“There are no principles, only events. ”

“To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.”

“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep”

“And [he] sailed back over a yearand in and out of weeksand through a day and into the night of his very own roomwhere he found his supper waiting for himand it was still hot”