The only good government... Is a bad one in a hell of a fright.

No one can estimate the power of authority among poor and uneducated people in a world whose problems confuse even the wisest.

I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.

Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress

Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.

Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.

It was as dark as the inside of a cabinet minister.