There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.

Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.

I am a rapist and a sadistic pig,' if you get that tattoo removed I will carve it into your forehead, do you understand?

Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.

Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are

But if you want to win, you're going to have to fight.

No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

Intuition is the highest form of intelligence, transcending all individual abilities and skills

Always dream big and dare to believe!

Rogues in rags are kept in countenance by rogues in ruffles.

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy.

Chaotic mathematics is essentially the study of chaos. It can't be chaos, if you can study it and it has an order.

Clever people are always the best conversations lexicon.

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

I utilize myself a lot more fully now. You get older so you have a lot more experience.

That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

What is the purpose of the universe?" is a silly question.