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 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")

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

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")

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

An hour spent reading is one stolen from paradise.

Stop trying to be Perfect

Exercise stimulates an increase in appetite and calorie consumption such that it results in a draw when it comes to weight management.

Possession means to sit astride the world Instead of having it astride of you.

There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.

Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

Build a little community of those you love and who love you

The problem of creating something new, but which is consistent with everything which has been seen before, is one of extreme difficulty.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.