Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again.

A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog.

Only two things happen to writers when they die: Either their work survives, or it becomes forgotten.

Of course they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's a pun, son.

Pain is the biggest power of love.

and then woe is you, Pauly. Woe to the max.

Money can't buy off the lightning.