“Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”

“We who would seek new land must be willing to sacrifice the sight of shore for a long, long time.”

“Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.”

“The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.”

“The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often than not, unconsidered.”

“The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating.”

“He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.”