"The best way to keep a secret is to pretend you don't know it."

"Power is not a thing. It’s a relationship."

"We are not always what we seem, and a good trick of the mind is to convince yourself that you are what you wish to be."

"If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word."

"The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public."