“Your public-spiritedness is appreciated, I assure you.”

“if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.”

“I appreciate all the trouble you went to in order to ensure my survival.”“Purely selfish, I assure you.”“Because you need me to oversee your household?”“Because I need you to marry. Men tend to frown at the notion of marrying someone who isn’t breathing.”

“I hope you appreciate the magnitude of your impending good fortune.”

“It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”

“I suppose if we gain anything from this unsought experience it will be an appreciation for honesty- frankness on the part of our politicians, our friends, our loves, ourselves. No more liars in public places. (And the bed and the bar are, in their way, as public as the floor of Congress.)”