I'll tell you what I'm fighting for. Not for England, nor her allies, nor any patriotic cause. It's all come down to the hope of being with you.

If you won’t marry me for the sake of your own honor, then do it for the sake of everyone who would have to tolerate me otherwise. Marry me because I need someone who will help me to laugh at myself. Because someone has to teach me how to whistle. Marry me, Lillian… because I have the most irresistible fascination for your ears.

You can't love someone new without getting over the last one.

You sweet…beautiful…lunatic,” he heard himself mutter.

Pity goes hand in hand with contempt. Don't ever forget that, Liberty. You can't take handouts or help from anyone, because that gives people the right to look down on you.

The smarter you are, the more reasons you have to be miserable.

It was a train wreck happening right in front of me and I couldn't do anything about it, except that not only was I watching, I was also the train.