Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldn't put too much emphasis on the word 'just.' There is a very great deal of complication, and indeed beauty in being a gene machine.

Richard Dawkins

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

Horace

Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.

J.K. Rowling

Someone has calculated that in fifteen minutes a day we can read the Bible through twice in a year's time.

Source Unknown

There are two sorts of romantics: those who love, and those who love the adventure of loving

Lesley Blanch

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.

Vaclav Havel

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.

Fred Rogers

Decide promptly, but never give any reasons. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.

Lord Mansfield

Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace, they nevertheless exploit and injure in a myriad subtle ways. Without men the world would be a better place: softer, kinder, more loving; calmer, quieter, more humane.

Ann Oakley

With the whole Mark of Cain thing, does that mean if I accidentally kick you during the night, I get kicked in the shins seven times by an invisible force?

Cassandra Clare

If it is to be, it is up to me.

William H. Johnsen

Dinner is a great first date. Don't believe that stuff about girls not wanting to eat on a first date - sharing a romantic meal is so sexy.

Carmen Electra