I did not deceive you, mon ami. At most, I permitted you to deceive yourself.

Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory---let the theory go.

An appreciative listener is always stimulating.

When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!

You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a return. She never let people forget what she had done for them - and, that way she missed love.

A man in love is a sorry spectacle.

And how do you know that these fine begonias are not of equal importance?

Miss Howard: Like a good detective story myself. Lots of nonsense written, though. Criminal discovered in last Chapter. Everyone dumbfounded. Real crime - you'd know at once.

... one may live in a big house and yet have no comfort.

There was a time when our desire for each other would have landed us in an asylum or prison, had it not been sanctioned by mutual assent. True or false.

Rich and famous is not bad, but poor and famous sucks.

We begin as dupes and end as scoundrels.

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

Once lost, trust can only be regained if we are as good as our word.

I was a musician first before anything.

The universe is a strange and wondrous place. The truth is quite odd enough to need no help from pseudoscientific charlatans.

For years I thought my work still lay ahead, and now I find it is behind me: there was no moment when it took place.

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.