I liked you the first time I saw you. You were sitting on the floor surrounded by books, and you looked up when I opened the door and smiled right at me. It felt like you had been waiting for me, like you were welcoming me home.

Cops before breakfast.Before coffee even. As if Mondays weren't bad enough.

You're kind of a smart ass when you're not flat on your face.

Then, like a born and bred asshole, he added to the sheriff, "He writes murder mysteries.

Drink your coffee -- people in Africa are sleeping.

I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Get your facts straight, and then you can distort them as much as you like.

All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall.