“Socrates taught thatNo evil could comeTo a good man.How does that help me?”

“There is a defined gulfBetween credit and characterIf you doubt this, ask any banker;He will advise that character is niceBut it is not collateral.”

“I took the red dress down and put it against myself. 'Does it make me look intemperate and unchaste?' I said.”

“I have tried," I said, "but he does not believe me. It is too late for that now" (it is always too late for truth, I thought).”

“We were close enough to kiss, so close I could feel his warm breathon my mouth. I parted my lips, taking what he felt he could give me, inhailing the kiss he couldn't give me.”

“They'd taught him how to milk cows,and now they expected him to tame lions.”

“I also believe, without any supporting evidence, that cats are evil.”