Art is the process of evoking pity and terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. What the self-styled modern artists are doing is a sort of unemotional pseudointellectual masturbation . . . whereas creative art is more like intercourse, in which the artist must seduce -- render emotional -- his audience, each time.

Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.

Responsibility cannot be shared.

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds.

Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves. Try to have getaway money - but don't be fanatic about it.

Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers.