Cornell Woolrich, The Fantastic Stories Of Cornell Woolrich Quotes

The portieres were drawn across the French windows now, veiling the stars outside - that were there nevertheless. ("Speak To Me Of Death")

That's a man's vital spot, the helpless thing he loves. ("Jane Brown's Body")

...all a guy can do is die once. The big difference is whether he dies clean - or dirty... ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")

Extreme joy and extreme sorrow are indistinguishable beyond a certain point. ("Jane Brown's Body")

And the blood remembers what the heart has never learned. The approach to kill. ("The Moon Of Montezuma")

Men's loyalty to their women dies hard - and almost always too late. ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")

But that's the Way, and there is no other. And once his mind's made up, the trembling and aimless walking stops, and he can look doom in the face without flinching. ("Jane Brown's Body")

The sightseers would have been disappointed, as the real thing always makes a poorer show than the fake. ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")