Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.

Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.

I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing.

He had learned that close-held secrets could often be cracked by going all the way to the top and there making himself unbearably unpleasant. He knew that such twisting of the tiger's tail was dangerous, for he understood the psychopathology of great power.

If Satan should ever replace God he would find it necessary to assume the attributes of Divinity.

Remember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it's loaded.

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.