“I'd rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer.”

“I'd rather be ashes than dust”

“I'd rather die in the will of God than to live outside of it.”

“As long as there are young people, and old people, too, who can imagine realities beyond seeing and touching, and as long as there are poets, and artists, and musicians, there will be unicorns.”

“Spend all your kisses.”

“I'd rather be thin than famousbut I'm fatpaste that in your broadway show”

“I'd rather cut my throat," she said.An intriguing thought. But I can do it so much more enjoyably.”