Why is it, do you suppose, that an Englishman is unhappy until he has explained America?

If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs.

Good deeds never go unpunished.

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

"Have you ever found anything that gives you relief?" "Yes. A drink."

It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people.

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.