Chess quotes (for copy-pasting):

"The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life." — Paul Morphy

"[Pawns] are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defense, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game." — François-André Danican Philidor

"I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol." — Nigel Short