At the age of fourteen I discovered writing as an escape from a world of reality in which I felt acutely uncomfortable.

Men don't want anything they get too easy. But on the other hand, men lose interest quickly.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter, and none of those instincts are given much play at the warehouse!

Jim lights a cigarette and leans indolently back on his elbow smiling at Laura with a warmth and charm which lights her inwardly with altar candles.

There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast. It's like nothing else. It's like a love affair, it goes on and on, and doesn't end in marriage. It's all courtship.

Well, honey, a shot never does a coke any harm!