Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.

The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

The people I mixed with in Monaco didn't relate to my South African mentality or humor... Although I have met some wonderful people since I've been living in Monaco, I regard them all as acquaintances. I only have two people I consider friends here.

I really wasn't even aware that Batman and Superman had this kind of grudging friendship.

As I've gotten older, I've come to grips that the unexamined life is what works for most people. Most take what they learned in school, get a job, marry, buy a house, have a family, become a great parent, serve their god, community and country, hang with friends, and live a good life. And for them that's great.

The lust and attraction are often a given in a romance novel - I want to dig into the elements of true friendship that form a foundation for a solid, gonna-last-forever romantic relationship.