"When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!"

"I’ve always thought that people who are frightened to show their feelings are inclined to be a bit ruthless."

"I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find—at the age of fifty, say—that a whole new life has opened be…"

"To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception."

"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."