Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken heed of the Good and Beautiful. Such people not only liberate themselves; they fill those they meet with a free mind.

'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.

Harlan Coben

Human beings used to be molecules which could do many, many different sorts of dances, or decline to dance at all --as they pleased. My mother could do the waltz, the tango, the rumba....

Kurt Vonnegut

There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.

Elizabeth Bowen

Lie detection is like language there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families.

Keith Henson

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

John Keats

To be persuasive, we must be believable. To be believable, we must be credible. To be credible, we must be truthful.

Hellmut Walters

Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.

J. Masai

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

Samuel Johnson

If you pray for rain, don't be surprised if you're struck by lightning.

Damien Cannon

No creo que se pueda conseguir que la gente sea buena a base de amenazas.

Cassandra Clare

People change and forget to tell each other.

Lillian Hellman

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

Julia Roberts