Fernando

“The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.”
― Jules Renard, The Journal of Jules Renard

“I don’t trust compliments. I’ve been getting them for years. Sometimes I deserve them, sometimes I didn’t. But generally when people give you compliments there’s one of two things wrong with them. Either they’re false, or what’s worse is they’re sincere. They really mean the compliment. And then they’re offering you their loyalty. And I’m kind of a stingy… Well, I don’t necessarily want to give all that loyalty back. So either way, let’s skip the compliments.”
― Norman Mailer

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
― Winston Churchill

“Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.”
― Janwillem van de Wetering