And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

-Bible (NewTestament)
Revelation13:17^18.

I play the sort of character who would sell his grandmother for career advancement, something I've come across a lot with actors.

-Grant, Hugh
  On his role in Restoration. In Screen International, 2 Sep.

   I sought out quaint words, and trim invention; My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell, Curling with metaphors a plain intention, Decking the sense, as if it were to sell.

-Herbert, George
'Jordan (2)', collected in The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (published posthumously,1633).

   Well,Jim, I haven't read any of your books but I'll have to someday because they must be good considering how well they sell.

-Joyce, Nora   d.1951
To her husband James Joyce. Recalled on her death,12  Apr1951.