Under the colour of commending him I have access my own love to prefer; But Silvia is too fair, too true, too holy, To be corrupted with my worthless gifts.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

It is not in our stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The Eyes are the window to your soul

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?

There is no defence against an evil which only the victims and the perpetrators know exists.

Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor - tell the story, and when it's told, there's another one to tell.

How can you love me if you dont know me? I stink really bad.

We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less

The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.

The old prose writers wrote as if they were speaking to an audience; while, among us, prose is invariably written for the eye alone.

Who eat their corn while yet 'tis green At the true harvest can but glean.

What a pretty thing man is when he goes in his doublet and hose and leaves off his wit!