Alan Jay Lerner

“Could anyone among us have an inkling or a clueWhat magic feats or wizardry and voodoo you can do?And who would ever guess what powers you possessAnd who would not be stunned to see you proveThere's more to us than surgeons can removeSo much more than we ever knewSo much more were we born to doShould you draw back the curtain, this I am certainYou'll be impressed with you”

“All to often, however, what she [the woman] does want is the man she hopes she will make out of the man she already has.”

“The commitment of marriage can frequently arouse some rather peculiar behaviour in men and women alike, but the bizarre notion that one can change the character of one's mate seems to occur more often to women than to men.”

“For a painter, the Mecca of the world, for study, for inspiration and for living is here on this star called Paris. Just look at it, no wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother, if you can't paint in Paris, you'd better give up and marry the boss's daughter.”

“On a clear dayRise and look around youAnd you'll see who you areOn a clear dayHow it will astound youThat the glow of your beingOutshines every starYou'll feel a part of every mountain sea and shoreYou can hearFrom far and nearA word you've never, never heard beforeAnd on a clear dayOn a clear dayYou can see foreverAnd everAnd everAnd ever more”

“Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.”

“Professor Henry Higgins: There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!”