It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough.

It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not.

I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the way that they can surprise you. And obviously to surprise people and to have twists in the tale, you have to plan quite carefully.

Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.

I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn to stop making them.

You have to learn to love the small things in life, like a hot bath. You have to love the small things, when you have nothing else

Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably mean they were better for them, because they were young, and had all their hopes intact. The world is bound to look a darker place as you slide into the grave.