I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting.

I had refused Emerson's well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family." "Very boring, Emerson.

The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal - or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.

The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.