...by this infallible sign...

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this infallible sign: that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -Jonathan Swift

...Give me just one reason...

"Take the book and cross away and take them out out the door'; / Take them from my hand, 'cause I don't want to them anymore. / If I had the choice, you know I wouldn't fight this war. / Give me just one reason this damn world's worth fighting for." -Seanan McGuire; Book and Cross

...we fight for roses, too!

"Yes, it is bread we fight for -- but we fight for roses, too!" -James Oppenheim; Bread and Roses