Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are - bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.

People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.