Oh, Randall, don't be such a vile beast!" "I don't think much of that",he said critically. "Amiable snake was much better.

As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.

It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was still obliged to dress for dinner.

No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the possession of three sisters had considerably sharpened his instinct of self-preservation.

When fate is got it in for you, there is no limit to what you may have to put up with.

There is nothing so mortifying as to fall in love with someone who does not share one's sentiments.

Talking to you is like -- like talking to an eel!" "No, is it? I've never tried to talk to an eel. Isn't it as waste of time?" "Not such a waste of time as talking to you!

You may have married her, but she is mine. Do you think I shall let you take her? She may be ten times your wife, but, by God, you shall never have her.

She decided that her wisest course would be to put him out of her mind. After reaching this conclusion she lay thinking about him until at last she fell asleep.

You don't feel you could marry me instead? Got no brains, of course, and I ain't a handsome fellow, like Jack, but I love you. Don't think I could ever love anyone else.

Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.

It was a prayer that he had never said before, because it was a prayer without words or pleas.

A woman's assets are her infectious smile and bulletproof love.

Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.

For me it’s always just been about experiencing the things I love and documenting them. I have gotten a lot of joy out of what I do, and I feel lucky to be able to spread that joy.

Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.

I have just one tube of lipstick, but it's as big as a can of hairspray.

Throwing up is natures way of saying you need to re-examine your idea of a good time.

Sensible fathers and mothers, when their children marry, go back to the old days and renew their youth.

I try to be honest; I really do try not to exaggerate the story. I try to be accurate.

You were probably educated in the conventional economic theories of your period which were magnificent and most ingenious, but--if you will pardon my saying so--all wrong.