“Curiosity and lust are a potent combination.”

“In the realms of legend and lore, as well as in real life, the triumph of true love is never a sure thing.”

“Curiosity might have killed the cat, but little girls usually fared much better.”

“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but paranoia was what tied it up in a sack and buried it in wet concrete.”

“Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.”

“For all our penny-wisdom, for all out soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted that all men have sublime thoughts.”

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”