It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to the moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.

How many lost souls do You need, Lord, to satisfy Your hunger? the hatter asked. God, in His infinite silence, looked at him without blinking.

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus.

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

You young people never say anything. And us old folks don't know how to stop talking.

There are worse prisons than words.