“I wanted to play with death, like a child with a new toy, I wanted to push all the buttons and see what would happen.”

“It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.”

“He wasn’t aware of it but when he smiled he looked like an amiable bear. When he didn’t smile he didn’t look amiable”

“Life is too fleet for onomatopoeia.”

“If time is money and you wasted my time, then give me back my money!”

“Ancient aphorisms outlived centuries. Modern aphorisms can barеly survive from book to book.”