As for restitutions, to nobody in particular do I owe any, but as for those I owe to the realm, I hope in the mercy of God.

Render to God what you owe him; recognize the obligations you are under to him.

The King of Spain displayed his esteem for me in a manner that I confess flattered me pleasantly when, after the death of Don Luis de Haro, he stated publicly in front of all the foreign ambassadors that he wanted to follow my example in not having a prime minister any longer.

Nobody has ever seen anything like that before in the cosmic realm.

You're at the mercy of the hourly rate in studios, and you hope to be inspired at 40 bucks an hour, which is tough sometimes. The clock is always ticking.

One must do everything one can and then say 'God have Mercy!'