“What are wits for unless a man uses them?”
“I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,If one be better with them or without,Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed,Knows the high art of what and how to read.”
“Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.”
“Laws of good intention are really of no use unless there are good people to enforce them.”
“Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. And legend and theology, which are designed to sanctify our fears, crimes, and aspirations, also reveal them for what they are.”
“What's the point of having a rapier wit if I can't use it to stab people?”