He was a puzzle. And Hyacinth hated puzzles. Well, no, in truth she loved them. Provided, of course, that she solved them.

She was petite, small in that way that made a man want to slay dragons.

You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.

Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.

I had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.

I vow to spend the rest of my life keeping your hands and feet warm.

I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice.

sometimes there are reasons for our fears that we can’t quite explain. Sometimes it’s just something we feel in our bones, something we know to be true, but would sound foolish to anyone else.

She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.

James - "Are you paying attention or just trying to make me look like an idoit?" Elizabeth - "Oh, I'm definately paying attention. If you look like an idiot it has nothing to do with me.

Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles.

Life turns out to be best for those who tried their best.

The secret of concentration is to shut down the other windows.

Damn, her mouth was a weapon.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

God bless us every one! said Tiny Tim, the last of all.

The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

The memory of what is not may be better than the amnesia of what is.

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways.