I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.

Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.

Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.

When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.

Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.

If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

Sekhmet crawled onto Ramses's lap and began to purr. 'The creature oozes like a furry slug,' said Ramses, eyeing it without favor.