“Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice”

“Could any State on Earth Immortall be,Venice by Her rare Goverment is She;Venice Great Neptunes Minion, still a Mayd,Though by the warrlikst Potentats assayed;Yet She retaines Her Virgin-waters pure,Nor any Forren mixtures can endure;Though, Syren-like on Shore and Sea, Her FaceEnchants all those whom once She doth embrace,Nor is ther any can Her bewty prizeBut he who hath beheld her with his Eyes:Those following Leaves display, if well observed,How she long Her Maydenhead preserved,How for sound prudence She still bore the Bell;Whence may be drawn this high-fetchd parallel,Venus and Venice are Great Queens in their degree,Venus is Queen of Love, Venice of Policie.”

“The decision is mine, and I choose happiness”

“Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be/Yet such wherein men may thy judgment see.”

“Silently I dance a dance of chaos to the rhythm of a dying sun”

“Girls fall in love with what they see. Boys fall in love with what they see. That's why girls wear make-up and boys lie.”

“Do you think I'm fat?" I asked him.He swallowed and wiped his mouth. "I think you're beautiful.”