“There is little more I can add short of dissecting the man, or going into intimate details such as the modest proportions and slight southeasterly curvature of his manhood.”

“The saddest thing in the world is to see a man die wearing the forlorn expression of someone who has failed to fulfill his dreams.”

“And now that Wells had heard him laugh, he wondered whether the so-called Elephant Man had not in fact been smiling at him from the moment he stepped into the room, a warm, friendly smile intended to sooth the discomfort his appearance produced in his guests, a smile no one would ever see. As he left the room, he felt a tear roll down his cheek.”

“...the wrath of God pales beside that of man.”

“Man has a thousand plans, Heaven but one..”

“Ultimately it was man's limited senses which established the boundaries of the world.”

“The paths that we choose don't always take us where we want to go. Sometimes they take us where we need to go.”