I do not know what it was about that boy but just looking at him, even I wanted to clout him on the head. It was a head that invited violence.

I lay in the dark thinking about the difficulties of family, how crazy and crooked the stories of a bloodline can be.

I sighed. ‘It doesn’t matter what we do. Money comes and goes.’ I shook my head. ‘It doesn’t matter and you know it doesn’t.

There is nothing typical about my profession.’ Suddenly I did not want to talk about it any longer. ‘I don’t want to talk about it any longer.

If God himself can't save this world without sacrifice... how can we?

If I were going to have such a short visit on earth, I had to do everything possible to experience it now.

Torch every book. Burn every page. Char every word to ash. Ideas are incombustible. And therein lies your real fear.

All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves.

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Always be nice to everyone in the firm on the way up. You never know who you may meet on the way down.

People ask me how can I be stylish, how can I be elegant and what can I wear? My only answer is study! You have to learn.

Something comes along and you have to jump on and do it. You can't stop until it's done.

There's only one person gets you sacked and that's the fans

For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones.