I found I was repeating myself. It is the beginning of the end when you discover you have style.

I don t mind a reasonable amount of trouble.

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

The problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twenty-two.

Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?

Listen, darling, tomorrow I'll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don't worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight.

I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, its possible to get another. There's only one Maltese Falcon.

My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

I once knew a man who stole a Ferris Wheel.

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.

No matter what is your name, gender, race and nationality, you too are fully capable in turning your dreams into realities.

If you think about what you ought to do for other people your character will take care of itself.

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

I just go where the guitar takes me.

Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty and marginalisation.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

You are a little band of awareness and your awareness moves from one state of mind to another.

Maybe a silver lining to growing old is being able to watch Usual Suspects for the first time, again.

As nations improve, so do their gods.

I can be calm and reflective from time to time and other times I can have a burst of energy, that's just me.