“I like you, but not too much. I don’t want to like anybody too much.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: More Notes of a Dirty Old Man: The Uncollected Columns
“I like you, but not too much. I don’t want to like anybody too much.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 867
Context: There is not a fellow under the sun who is my disciple. On the contrary, I am everybody's disciple. All are the children of God. All are His servants. I too am a child of God. I too am His servant.
“Artemis: I never tell anybody exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared.”
Eoin Colfer (1965) Irish author of children's books
Source: Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (2003)
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
Hercule Poirot
Curtain - Poirot's Last Case (1975)
Lena Horne (1917–2010) American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer
Lena Horne (ca. 1997) in: Susan Ratcliffe (2012) Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, p. 208