“Oh, but you know, you do not achieve anything without trouble, ever.”

“Oh! And they read English novels! David! Did you ever look into an English novel? Well, do not trouble yourself. It is nothing but a lot of nonsense about girls with fanciful names getting married.”

“Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.”

“Don't do anything I wouldn't do, if you ever find anything I wouldn't do.”

“Oh my God, baby, you are in so much trouble.”

“You don't ever really learn anything you didn't know when you were thirteen.”

“You know, if you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything, wouldn't you, at any time? And you would achieve nothing!”

“It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you'll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.”

“Don't ever write anything you don't like yourself and if you do like it, don't take anyone's advice about changing it. They just don't know.”

“Do you ever read any of the books you burn?"
He laughed. "That's against the law!"
"Oh. Of course.”