“those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.”

“I love you, I thought. But I didnt say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one that she wont say it back.”

“It hurts too much so I don't want to talk about it.”

“when you're a kid, they tell you that it's what's on the inside that counts. Looks don't matter . But that's not true. Guys like Phoebus in The Hunchback, or Dorian, or the old Kyle Kingsbury-- the...”

“Just because something is beautiful doesnt mean its good.”

“You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most...you are beastly.”

“What happened to romance? sappy soppy longhand love letters.”

“Everyone can use a little beauty.”

“Shakespeare's great."Duh. Shakespeare's cool, man.”

“And there was never a better time to delve for pleasure in language than the sixteenth century, when novelty blew through English like a spring breeze. Some twelve thousand words, a phenomenal numb...”

“O! Learn to read what silent love hath writ:to hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.”

“What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyesWould, with themselves, shut up my thoughts...”