"My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably."

“Musically, I actually grew up listening to country music as a kid, like George Strait, Alan Jackson... all those guys. So it was kind of weird crossing over from that to pop and R&B, but you know, I love Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Usher, R. Kelly, Drake, Boyz II Men.”

Source : "Austin Mahone On His New Album, Touring With Taylor Swift And Why He’s NOT The Next Justin Bieber (Exclusive)". Interview with Taylor Trudon, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2013.

“I always was fascinated by neat nicknames.”

“Real sorrow is incompatible with hope. No matter how great that sorrow may be, hope raises it one hundred cubits higher.”

“A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.”

“Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.”

“Our tears fatten upon our memories of joy.”

“The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well.”

Source : The Human Province "1943" (1978) (translation by Joachim Neugroschel)

“He's just like my father that way-my father just adored my mother and let her do whatever she wanted. John's like that. He's a very rare man, a very good man, and I've had a good life with him. I'm proud to be walking in the wake of Johnny's fame.”