“Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.”
“I am sensible that to own an inclination for a man is to put one's self wholly in his power; but sure you have generosity enough not to abuse it.”
“I don't like to abuse alcohol-anything you abuse will abuse you back.”
“You seem like a woman in need of a healthy dose of me.”
“Family, like arsenic, works best in small doses...unless you prefer to die.”
“The trip is to play your part in the play knowing all along that you are not the one playing the part. That requires a good dose of faith and another dose of exquisite humor – sort of like looking in the mirror. Who is that?”