If everyone fought fire with fire, the world would go up in smoke.
There are times when the entire world seems wrong. The way a reptile room without any reptiles seems wrong. The way a bookshelf without any books seems wrong. Or a loved one’s house without the loved one.
Laws are like sausages. If you learn how they’re made, it can ruin your breakfast.
I don’t like fancy titles unless they get me a discount at the movies.
Having a brilliant idea isn’t as easy as turning on a light. But just as a single bulb can illuminate even the most depressing of rooms, the right idea can shed light on a depressing situation.
For Beatrice – Summer without you is as cold as Winter. Winter without you is even colder.
What happens in a certain place can stain your feelings for it, just as ink can stain a white sheet of paper. You can never forget what transpired in that place just as words in ink can never be unwritten.
Seize the children!
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Poor little orphan. Haven’t you learned anything this year? Week? Season?[to Violet]
Parts of the plan were unplanned. That’s the plan. I mean, you don’t want to overplan a plan.
Marriage is like sharing a root beer float, or agreeing to be the back half of a horse costume. Even when it’s happening onstage, you should only do it with the people you love.
In a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance, it can be difficult to stay true to one’s literary and philosophical principles.
