I don't know. I don't know at all. And that's what's frightening the life out of me. To have no idea.

How often have I not heard a perfectly intelligent female says, in the tone of one clinching an argument, 'Edgar says -- ' And all the time you are perfectly aware that Edgar is a perfect fool.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

There is something about conscious tact that is very irritating.

People who can be very good can be very bad too.