“Yet still to choose a brat like you,
To haunt a man of forty-two,
Was no great compliment!”

“If a man takes you to a restaurant of his choosing, don’t compliment him. Rave about the quality of the food and he’ll be thrilled, because he took you there.”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

“Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.”

Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) American musician and member of the Grateful Dead

“I never was in love - yet the voice and the shape of a woman has haunted me these two days.”

John Keats (1795–1821) English Romantic poet

“The telephone rang like a spoiled brat.”

Ray Bradbury book The Golden Apples of the Sun

“You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.”

Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint

“When choosing the lesser of two evils, always remember, it is still an evil.”

Max Lerner (1902–1992) American journalist and educator

“The Answer to the Great Question… Of Life, the Universe and Everything… Is… Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

“"Nasruddin, four years ago you were here, and I asked that time also what is your age, and you told me forty years. Now this is absolutely inconsistent – how can you still be forty?"
Nasruddin said, "I am a man of consistency. Once forty, I remain forty always. When I have answered once, I have answered forever! You cannot lead me astray. I am forty, and whenever you ask you will get the same answer."”

Nasreddin (1208–1284) philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes

“A light compliment was never yet breathed by love.”

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist