“Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.”

“It was also suggested that, In London, I should work as a porter to gain some monetary pounds while losing some pounds in weight.”

“Emily pounded on the door, assuming it would do no good, but finding the act of pounding very satisfying indeed.”

“By no means run in debt: take thine own measure.
Who cannot live on twenty pound a year,
Cannot on forty.”

“People see me and think I have lots of girlfriends, do I look like I have lots of girlfriends?”

“I was the all-American boy, the Eagle Scout. I remember I was at my girlfriend's apartment, and there were these strange publications like The Nation and The New Republic. I started looking at them and thought, "Gee, this is weird; people saying things against America?" It was an awakening. On the East Coast, I'd never even heard of conscientious objectors.”

“If you're going to try, go all the way. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind.”

“When a woman get pregnant, it's an issue between her and her girlfriends. When a woman get pregnant, her and her girlfriends form an abortion tribunal, and they vote on the child like it was Survivor. Then the first girlfriend throws in her two cents: "Child, you should have that baby, that man got some good hair, it's wavy, it's wavy." Then second girlfriend throws in her two cents: "Girl, why are we even talking about this? Ain't we supposed to go to Cancun next weekend? Get rid of that baby." And that's how life is decided in America.”

“When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away."”

“Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose.”