"The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end."

“I believe love isn't simple, and it's one of the things that makes people break all the rules.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Souls are God's jewels.”

Source : Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.10, Cosimo, Inc.

“My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor.”

“We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are shining parts, is the soul.”

“One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies.”

“Business deals are successfully negotiated every day throughout America. The common thread is a mutual desire to reach an accord. And the media business is no different.”

“Conquer your mind and conquer the world.”

“Don't tell readers what to think. Let the action speak for itself.”

Source : Paula McLain (2012). “The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.109, Ballantine Books