the whistle of the old steam trains ... could conjure up visions of bleak distances with one solitary wail.

religion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.

Clever plastic surgery can restore an appearance of youth, but nothing changes the expression of age and experience in the eyes.

Okay, I'm lazy. But being lazy is a talent. Sometimes it takes an awful lot of work.

the whistle of the old steam trains ... could conjure up visions of bleak distances with one solitary wail.

A lady is as young as the gentleman she feels," said Roy and cackled happily.

I never wanted to be a literary writer. I wanted to be an entertainer. All I wanted was to give what a lot of writers had given me: a good time on a bad day.