“Once you become self-conscious, there is no end to it; once you start to doubt, there is no room for anything else.”

“What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.”

“No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.”

“Life marks us all down, so it's just as well that we start out by overpricing ourselves.”

“The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.”

“I tell you this, and I tell you plainWhat you have done, you will do againYou will bite your tongue, careful or notUpon the already-bitten spot”

“If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate.”