“Immortality. I notice that as soon as writers broach this question they begin to quote. I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.”

“I hate quotations.”

“They tell me I must wade into waters, where I will soon drown. Before I march in, I leave this on the shore for you. I pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under.”

“I soon discovered that if you keep your mouth shut, people are apt to believe you know everything, and they begin to feel freer and freer to tell you anything, anxious to show that they know something, too.”

“Where there is insight in citation, or wisdom winged with wit, especially from the world of letters, I have quoted liberally. For a good epigram not only makes a point, but a point to ponder. This book provides many such quotations that I have unearthed from the tomes of many writers.”

“Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?”

“I love you and, because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”

“Hate," Case said. "Who do I hate? You tell me." "Who do you love?”

“That is a very good question. I don't know the answer. But can you tell me the name of a classical Greek shoemaker?”

“They say they have noticed me drawing. I almost tell them right then and there. They noticed.”