He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.

Life is the art of being well deceived, and to succeed, it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Poets know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.

You can fake intelligence, but you can't fake wit.

We live, I regret to say, in an age of Big Data hype.