“Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.”

“To sit in solemn silence on a dull, dark dockin a pestilential prison with a life-long lockawaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shockfrom a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block.”

“I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances.”

“Sing 'Hey to you — good-day to you' —Sing 'Bah to you — ha! ha! to you' —Sing 'Booh to you — pooh, pooh to you' —And that's what you should say!”

“When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody.”

“The meaning doesn't matter if it's only idle chatter of a transcendental kind.”

“It's love that makes the world go round.”