"You can't be a human being without being a political animal."

"I'm a cynical optimist. I believe things will get better, but I don't think it's going to be easy."

"I'm not a fan of happy endings. I like ambiguous endings."

"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."

"The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face."