Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?

And your dinner for the orchestra officials." "Haven't you ever had people coming over and no time to shop? You have to make do with what's in the fridge, Clarice. May I call you Clarice?

The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.

On a related subject, Signore Pazzi, I must confess to you: I'm giving serious thought to eating your wife.

… It is not healing to see your childhood home, but it helps you measure whether you are broken, and how and why, assuming you want to know.

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

Because it's his bad luck to be the best.