There are no vital and significant forms of art; there is only art, and precious little of that.
He (The Agent) just takes ten per cent of your life.
You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women.
It is not a fragrant world.
Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective's struggle to solve a problem.
The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little.