Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.
The virtuous woman must be treated like a relic - adored, but not handled; she should be guarded and prized, like a fine flower-garden, the beauty and fragrance of which the owner allows others to enjoy only at a distance, and through iron walls.
The wicked are always ungrateful.
Controlling my temper is important, ... Sometimes it's hard, but I try.
The darts of love are blunted by maiden modesty.
For me alone Don Quixote was born and I for him. His was the power of action, mine of writing.