“The point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come”

“I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool, an optimist must know what a sad place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.”

“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious”

“Since we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our minds, it is our duty to furnish it well.”

“Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.”

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness; a tender look which becomes a habit.”

“I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.”