"I wasn't good enough. I had a little talent but not enough. There is nothing more discouraging than having just a little talent."

“One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.”

“The hungry feeling and the lonely feeling merged until it was hard to tell them apart.”

“Strong Women never put their safety or their self-esteem aside to please someone else or to keep a man. If someone acts inappropriately or abusively in any way (including becoming emotionally abusive), Strong Women stand up for themselves and make it abundantly clear that they will not tolerate the abuse. If this doesn't work, they walk away.”

Source : Beverly Engel (2011). “AARP The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused--and Start Standing Up for Yourself”, p.2, John Wiley & Sons

“Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe, it [the Eiffel Tower] is one of the most striking of our modern national genius.”

“All that remains is dreammaking and strange remembrance.”

Source : André Aciman (2008). “Call Me by Your Name: A Novel”, p.199, Macmillan

“Most of our parents wanted the best for us, I knew, but we also wanted the best for them.”

“My job is to just express something that I want to express. And if I'm ahead or behind the curve, that's for others to decide.”

Source : "John Cusack, Gen X’s Favorite Antihero". Interview with Clara Jeffery, www.motherjones.com. July/August 2008.

“Winning 'The Apprentice' changed my life in ways I could never have imagined. It has been an amazing experience working for Donald Trump and I am very grateful for the whole opportunity.”