But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth.

Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, and the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very well.

Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.

It’s not enough to be able to lie with a straight face; anybody with enough gall to raise on a busted flush can do that. The first way to lie artistically is to tell the truth — but not all of it. The second way involves telling the truth, too, but is harder: Tell the exact truth and maybe all of it…but tell it so unconvincingly that your listener is sure you are lying.

Circumstances can force your hand. So think ahead!

Men are not potatoes!

The Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.