A good title is the title of a successful book.

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split.

Down these mean streets a man must go who is neither tarnished nor afraid

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

Some are able and humane men and some are low-grade individuals with the morals of a goat, the artistic integrity of a slot machine, and the manners of a floorwalker with delusions of grandeur.

It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window.

There are two kinds of truth; The truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The fist of these is science and the second is art.

It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.

The sacred-walk by child takes place with many endured attempts to stand on his or her feet.

Maybe he wouldn't say anything, which is the worst thing men do.

A person with a good heart will always earn my utmost respect over an arrogant individual with all the worldly treasures in their hands.

The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.

Faith is the recognition that Spirit works in, as and through each and all of us - through every person and every circumstance.

My mother has always been my role model, and I believe my survival in the entertainment business is in large part due to my desire to be a strong woman like my mother. She is my hero.

I write a lot about the past because I really see things clearly in hindsight.

I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times

Their barbarism will stand as their shame for all eternity.

My little cup brims with tiddles.