She was happy, and perfectly in line with the tradition of those women they used to call "ruined," "fallen," feckless, bitches in heat, ravished dolls, sweet sluts, instant princesses, hot numbers, great lays, succulent morsels, everybody's darlings . . .

Ah those knock-out body fluids: blood, sperm, tears!

When we see life, we call it beautiful. When we see death, we call it ugly. But it is more beautiful still to see oneself living at great speed, right up to the moment of death.

I'm homosexual. How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green.

Power may be at the end of a gun, but sometimes it's also at the end of the shadow or the image of a gun.

Every premeditated murder is always governed by a preparatory ceremonial and is always followed by a propitiatory ceremonial. The meaning of both eludes the murderers mind.

One can hear all that's going on in the street. Which means that from the street one can hear what's going on in this house.