Today has been a day dropped out of June into April.

Gilbert, I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you.

But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible . . . and good? What would we find to talk about?

Good night, belovedest. Your sleep will be sweet if there is any influences in the wishes of your own.

…there was something about her that made you feel it was safe to tell her secrets.

She suddenly found herself laughing without bitterness.

I hate to lend a book I love…it never seems quite the same when it comes back to me…

Don't be ridiculous, please.'The most insulting words in the world!

We always hate people who surprise our secrets…

Why should one hate you when you were so small? Could you be worth hating?

…hate's got to be a disease with me.

If you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on the present.

The truth was always the truth, but until I knew the truth for myself, I couldn't be free.

Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library.

I, as the writer, can be very clear that I am writing a work of heightened fiction, as opposed to documenting horrible things that happen every day in the world. Which I have no interest in doing.

I am sometimes more doubt than man.

Only those ideas that are least truly ours can be adequately expressed in words.

I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it.

The U.S. prostitutes are fighting with everybody, shooting at everybody. It's like dating a gangbanger.

I love dogs. I grew up with dogs in my family from the time that I was a little boy; we always had German Shepherds and Labradors. I get on very well with dogs, they trust me.

Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.