“Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem".”

“You say it is a simple thing surely, all gain and no loss, to pick up a good-looking woman and head for the beach on the first day of the year. So say the newspaper poets. Well it is not such a simple thing and if you have ever done it, you know it isn't--unless, of course, the woman happens to be your wife or some other everyday creature so familiar to you that she is as invisible as you yourself. Where there is chance of gain, there is also chance of loss. Whenever one courts great happiness, one also risks malaise. ”

“You make one tiny variable and so help me, I’ll have you slaughtered where you sit. (Kiefer)He’s just such a nice man. (Nykyrian)”

“Change is one of the scariest things in the world and yet it is also one of those variables of human existence that no one can avoid.”

“I have a theory that as long as you have one good friend, one real friend, you can get through anything.”

“She was excited by the idea of having something dedicated to her, but I don't think she really liked it. Just goes to show that you can't have everything you want in one woman.One more argument for polygamy.”