“When More had said that a man who cannot restrain his passions is essentially cruel, he spoke the truth.”

“He was what men called a religious man, which in his case meant he was a superstitious man. There was never a man less Christian; there was never one who made a greater show of piety.”

“Nature was more merciful than men, providing for those who suffered great pain such blessedness as fainting; but men were cruel and brought their victims out of faints that the pain might start again. (On being tortured/The Tower.)”

“And there he lay in his bed, a broken man, worn out by a way of life which had been thrust upon him because of the antics of a wayward pig.”

“He embraced me before them all, and he cried: 'Let every man favor his own doctor. This Dr. Colet is the doctor for me....”

“People often vented their rage on those who were the victims of their neglect because they were in truth blaming themselves.”

“He had been so friendly, and he had shown clearly that he did not think me in the least stupid--or, if he did, he liked it.”