“Isola doesn't approve of small talk and believes in breaking the ice by stomping on it.”

“I guess I don’t believe in a small break. I feel a break is a break, and if it starts small, it only gets wider.”

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”

“There isn't a soul on the planet who doesn't crave your approval.”

“— Isola in vendita per contanti, più le spese, al miglior offerente! — andava ripetendo a perdifiato Dean Felporg, banditore dell'auction, in cui venivano dibattute le condizioni di questa bizzarra vendita.— Isola in vendita! Isola in vendita! — ripeteva con voce ancora più sonora l'annunciatore Gingrass, che andava e veniva in mezzo a una folla eccitatissima.”