Some cities, like wrapped boxes under Christmas trees, conceal unexpected gifts, secret delights. Some cities will always remain wrapped boxes, containers of riddles never to be solved, nor even to be seen by vacationing visitors, or, for that matter, the most inquisitive, persistent travelers.

It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or witchcraft, believe, at least, in something

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

Nancy Clutter is always in a hurry, but she always has time. And that's one definition of a lady.

I've tried to believe, but I don't, I can't, and there's no use pretending.

I don't think I've ever drunk champagne before breakfast before. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before before.

It's a very excruciating life facing that blank piece of paper every day and having to reach up somewhere into the clouds and bring something down out of them.