Hate and love are essentially the same in that the person who loves is as easily manipulated as a person who hates

How gratifying to be there when arrogance collapses. How much more so to be the instrument. (Alfred Gillette)

Life is extremely complicated.

Perhaps conscience did not always produce cowards. Sometimes it made a man feel better about himself.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is just fine as long as its contained.

The success of any trap lies in its fundamental simplicity. The reverse trap by the nature of its single complication must be swift and simpler still.

Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience.