...all a guy can do is die once. The big difference is whether he dies clean - or dirty... ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")

The portieres were drawn across the French windows now, veiling the stars outside - that were there nevertheless. ("Speak To Me Of Death")

That's a man's vital spot, the helpless thing he loves. ("Jane Brown's Body")

Extreme joy and extreme sorrow are indistinguishable beyond a certain point. ("Jane Brown's Body")

And the blood remembers what the heart has never learned. The approach to kill. ("The Moon Of Montezuma")

Men's loyalty to their women dies hard - and almost always too late. ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")

But that's the Way, and there is no other. And once his mind's made up, the trembling and aimless walking stops, and he can look doom in the face without flinching. ("Jane Brown's Body")

The sightseers would have been disappointed, as the real thing always makes a poorer show than the fake. ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

I want him everywhere. I burn for him in places he hasn't even touched.

Be what you want to be, not what your parents want.

For women, the important ingredients for happiness are to forge an identity, serve the Lord, get an education, develop your talents, serve your family, and, if possible, to have a family of your own.

Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.

I didn't grow up in a traditional family, and I never had a family dinner around the table, so whenever I actually had a dinner 'plan,' it meant a lot to me; it made me feel excited and safe.

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.

Being a Jew, you realize your strongest weapon is your mind.

People retire to do what I do every day.

Large swaths of what we now regard as basic medical knowledge came originally from naturalists.