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

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?

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.

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

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.

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.

All the stories give unique inspiration.

The world rests on principles.

I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.

California has more distractions, more activities for the kids, more driving.

Be the compromise you want to see in the world.

I've been followed home late at night. I've been shot at on the highway.

Some kisses are worth living for

Europe has resurrected its pagan gods.

You sadistic pansycake.