She had eyes like strange sins.

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.

Idrith didn’t want to go back to his cold lonely room, with all its unanswered questions. He took the glass and sat down.

It is most true, that Truth is a Divine attribute and the foundation of every virtue. To be true, and to seek to find and learn the Truth, are the great objects of every good Mason.

The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something is important.

Innovation got hip. It got cool. I prefer the people who investigate the world out a brute sense of curiosity, a fundamental sense of play.

There's no way I'm going to Jersey without my hair gel, can't leave without my gel.

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

There are many counterfeits of character, but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken.

I haven't always been vocal about my feelings, especially in a relationship.