A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point

He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.