"You could know a man not by what his friends said about him, but by how he treated his servants."
- Cassandra Clare
"Michael was still an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, coated in yum. Only now the enigma was a little less mysterious; I was a few clues closer to solving the riddle - but damn, that man would always be c..."
- Lisa Shearin
"It is a truth universally acknowledge that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one most."
- Anna Godbersen
"Some are born great, others achieve greatness."
- William Shakespeare
"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver."
- Barbara De Angelis
"I gave you all!" screeched Lear, waving a palsied claw at Regan."And you took your bloody time giving it, too, you senile old fuck," said Regan."
- Christopher Moore
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing."
- John Stuart Mill
"We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less."
- Diogenes Laërtius
"Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged."
- Chinua Achebe
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
- Seth Grahame-Smith