“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
“It doesn't pay to try, all the smart girls know why.”
“The man who knows his limitations, has none.”
“You don't like the girl. You don't know what color eyes she has, you don't like her.”
“She's...just a girl, you know. Like most girls: something and nothing.”
“There were plenty of girls at school prettier than Harriet, and nicer. But none of them were as smart, or as brave. How could he make her love him, make her notice when he wasn't there?”