“Teach French and unteach sincerity.”

“A generation of the unteachable is hanging upon us like a necklace of corpses.”

“There is probably nothing harder than seeming sincere when your heart is broken. And sincerity, as problematic as the word may appear to you, is also the basis of teaching. You can't pretend for long.”

“[French] Parents see it as their job to bring the child around to appreciating this [food]. They believe that just as they must teach a child how to sleep, how to wait, and how to say bonjour, they must teach her how to eat.”

“The motivation of all religious practice is similar: love, sincerity, honesty.The way of life of practically all religious persons is consistent. The teachings of tolerance, love, and compassion are the same.”

“What many refer to as intuition, then, is not the untaught or unteachable but instead is a learned understanding and respect of process, molded by experience and refined over a great deal of time and practice.”