Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.

I am a rapist and a sadistic pig,' if you get that tattoo removed I will carve it into your forehead, do you understand?

Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.

Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are

But if you want to win, you're going to have to fight.

There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.

No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

You can use the stumbling blocks to build your success.

Trust is like a glass vase, beautiful except there is no way of putting it back together when it breaks.

Romantic love is the most selfish of all emotions.

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

The Heart asks Pleasure--first-- And then--Excuse from Pain

In the vernacular of my grandfather, 'I does not care.'

I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good.

Life is the art of being well deceived, and to succeed, it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

I don't think there's anything wrong with sitting down with people as long as you understand that there are needs to be met and purposes to be served.