"What is truth? A question that has tormented mankind for centuries."

"I am fat and lazy, and I love nothing so much as to lie on my sofa, eat gingerbread, and read French novels."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"I am a great admirer of the simple life, and I despise luxury and extravagance."

"The devil himself would not dare to come near me, for I am uglier than he."