Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

-Who knows about this? -Just me, the police, the killer, and now you.

Wennerström was devoting himself to fraud that was so extensive it was no longer merely criminal–it was business.

Martin was dafter than a syphilitic polecat - where do I get these metaphors from?

It proved once again the theory that no security system is a match for a stupid employee.

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

Nobody can avoid falling in love. They might want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.