“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.”

“Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.”

“Do you believe a man can truly love a woman and constantly betray her? Never mind physically but betray her in his mind, in the very "poetry of his soul". Well, it's not easy but men do it all the time.”

“Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.”

“You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.”

“If you are resolute to go, I will not stop you. But I hope I’m making the right decision.”

“Life is like a box of Hand grenades,You never know what will blow you to kingdom come”