Life is Short

"Life is short; there is never enough time to learn." (p. 108 Zorro by Isabel Allende)

Observing people

"He began to practice his skill at reading people's actions, and in that way discovered that words do not always correspond to intentions. He realized that bullies generally are easy to cow, that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious." (p. 80 Zorro by Isabel Allende)