I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time to examine the cards, for there is almost certainly something illegal, or dangerous, or both, involved in the matter.

Jill: 'I don't pay attention to politics.' Ben: 'You should. It's barely less important than your own heart beat.' Jill: 'I don't pay attention to that, either.'

We each have a moral obligation to conserve and preserve beauty in this world; there is none to waste.

A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be - instead of the tawdry, lousy fouled-up mess it is.