Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights?

Falling in love is like religious conversion. It goes on for a long time below the threshold before it reaches consciousness.

the old ploy of the powerful: never refuse when you can confuse. Distraction and delay are always better than obstruction.

fiction and lies are both works of creative art, and creation always reveals the creator.

Thunderstorms were rare in California, but when they came they were, like most things in California, larger than life.

Other people's children, like other people's love affairs, were so much less interesting than one's own.

Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints. And he can't wear gloves to hide them.