“Never ask a question if you don’t know the answer.”

“What in the blue star-blazes did you see in Jason?" he asked, still forcefully but with his frustration and jealousy under better control."For one thing, Djetth, he wasn't trying to kill me!"("Marsh", heroine of Insufficient Mating Material)”

“Never sleep with a lady only once, especially in the case of an older lady.-'Rhett ”

“If you neglected to warn Djetth beforehand that you were going to shoot him down, Your Highness, he may consider you in breach of contract...-- Rhett”

“Wouldn’t you rather play chess, Ma’am?....It’s less destructive of clothes.”

“Rhett: If you've made up your mind to impale someone, do it with conviction.”

“As a rule of thumb, it was always safer if the Commander-in-Chief formulated a risky plan.”