Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again.

For she had eyes and chose me.

I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.

This look of thine will hurl my soul from heaven.

Men in rage strike those that wish them best.

O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" - Cassio (Act II, Scene iii)

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.

Men should be what they seem.

I will deny thee nothing: Whereon, I do beseech thee, grant me this, To leave me but a little to myself.

Have not we affections and desires for sport, and frailty, as men have?

If you look at the historical record, you will find that language has always been in decline. Which means, really, and it never has.

I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded.

Wars don't bring lasting peace, only lasting death.

I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.

Nothing lasts forever. Should I?

We only have one rule and that is there are no rules, so stand up and sing as much as you want to.

Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way now remains of reporting the American Century except from behind the billboards.

When you meet women, don't pretend to be anything that you're not.

The crime fiction genre offers the writer infinite diversity of theme and treatment.