"I am never happier than when I have a pen in my hand."

"What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!"

"I am a child of God, and I will always be one."

"I am not a man who can be easily deceived."

"I beg you most humbly to go on loving me just a little and to make do with these poor congratulations until I get some new drawers made for my small and narrow brainbox in which I can keep the brains …"