I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.

Your mind always does worse things than people can show in a movie.

Never, never try to scope the market.

The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark, less sharp version of the truth.

Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

She was fascinated with words. To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.