"In the whole wretched business there was something generous that was doing its best to flower."

"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy."

"The greatest things in the world are those that neither men nor children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there."

"It's a weird year."

"I must say, to die with one's sword still sheathed is most regrettable."

"The outside world is vastly overrated."

"You know how it is when you go to be the subject of a psychology experiment, and nobody else shows up, and you think maybe that's part of the experiment? I'm like that all the time."

"A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death."

"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music."

"When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman."

"I love America. You always hurt the one you love."

"Talking and eloquence are not the same thing: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."