Nobody believes in ghosts, but everybody is afraid of them.
Habit is far stronger than the lessons of experience.
the fool is the one true cosmopolite - the one character common to all nationalities.
Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints. And he can't wear gloves to hide them.
The experiences of the heartless are so limited. It is hate that is blind. Love may miss a flaw here and there, but hate misses beauty everywhere.
Thunderstorms were rare in California, but when they came they were, like most things in California, larger than life.