I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
there is evil everywhere under the sun.
You can only really get under anybody's skin if you are married to them.
Prisoners at the bar, have you anything to say in your defence?
Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac.