“The ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from the beasts.”

“Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.”

“He had a marvelously versatile gift for forgetting things.”

“Let's see," mused the dragon, "that doesn't tell us much, does it? What sort of a word is this? Is it an epithet, do you think?"Gawaine could do no more than nod."Why, of course," exclaimed the dragon, "reactionary Republican.”

“As the dragon charged it released huge clouds of hissing steam through its nostrils. It was almost as if a gigantic teapot had gone mad.”

“With the suggestion of a compromise Gawaine mustered up enough courage to speak."What will you do if I surrender?" he asked."Why, I'll eat you," said the dragon."And if I don't surrender?""I'll eat you just the same.”

“Any given censor is a fool. The very fact that he is a censor indicates that.”