Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.

Norman Bates heard the noise and a shock went through him.

I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.

People hear that I am a horror writer and they think that I must be a monster, but actually I have the heart of a small child - I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.

Everything in this business makes sense, because it serves a real purpose, fills a need that's a part of living. Even a single nail, like this one, fulfills a function. Drive it into a crucial place and you can depend on it to do a job, keep on doing it for a hundred years to come. Long after we're dead and gone, both of us.