The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.

I get inspiration, a lot of times, from very commonplace things that just strike a chord and develop themselves in the subconscious.

The ghost story movie that scared me the most was The Changeling with George C. Scott. I think that's sometimes overlooked, but it's a wonderful piece of work.

Your first impulse is to share good news, your second is to club someone with it.

As always at these times when he felt really in need of God the front of his mind was serene, but the deeper part, where faith did constant battle with doubt, was terrified that there would be no answer.

But see that you get on. That's your job in this hard world, to keep your love alive and see that you get on, no matter what. Pull your act together and just go on.

He removed his unvaluable valuables and dumped his shirt, pants, and skivvies into a letter slot.