“Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.”

“Better to have a single perfect diamond than a sack of flawed stones.”

“The fact is that nothing is more difficult to believe than the truth; conversely, nothing seduces like the power of lies, the greater the better. It's only natural, and you will have to find the right balance. Having said that, let me add that this particular old woman hasn't been collecting only years; she has also collected stories, and none sadder or more terrible than the one she's about to tell you. You have been at the heart of this story without knowing it until today ...”

“It is better to have a bad method than to have none.”

“None of us offered to shake hands. There was no advantage to letting somebody get hold of you.”

“I can promise that even having an imperfect one who loves you is better than having none at all.”