It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.

The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.

I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.

How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil'ss Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon - and went right on stumbling for several days thereafter.

The best thing you can ever have is peace of mind, it is a basking fire to keep a cold heart in warmth, and a fortified confidence to be proud of.

Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.

Relationships are now off-kilter.

We must let go of those things that don’t serve us. In order to receive the blessings intended for us, we have to make room for them.

Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.

I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture.

No hero is above fear.

Having a favourite colour is like having a favourite lung.

Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice.

I don't care about three years ago - I don't care about two years ago. I don't care about last year. The only thing I care about is this week.