Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.

Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.

Never underestimate the potential for human stupidity when wealth and power are at stake.

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits.