People in general do not willingly read if they have anything else to amuse them.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

You have two choices, sweetheart. Answer my questions, or get a monster new facial piercing.

I love my daddy. My daddy's everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.

Know that I'm chosen, one of the few/Staying on top - at least, one up on you

Love is feared: it dissolves society, it's unpopular, and it's very rare.

If we want to know what we're really committed to, all we have to do is look at our lives.

I have to say that, though it sounds so superficial, the accent really does help. I like having accents preparing for a part.

The eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips.

One of the worst things you could do in that world is curse at someone.

A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody.

Art is the manipulation of someone else's imagination.