

“Then when he had washed the ashtray and the glass he brought out a pistol from his pocket and put a bullet in his chest.”
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

“Venetian laws last but a week. They keep making new laws because no one follows the old ones…. Or enforces them.”
― The Virgins of Venice
― The Virgins of Venice

“Be patient with him. If the same quality did not exist in you, you wouldn’t notice it in him.”
― Brainwalker
― Brainwalker

“The world is full of magic. You’ve just got to learn how to access it.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
― Get Rich or Get Lucky

“My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for _who_ I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions who hate you for _what_ you are and you're likely to turn into one of those unkempt, sloppy dressers who sag beneath the weight of the two hundred political buttons they wear pinned to their coats and knapsacks. I haven't got the slightest idea of how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.”
― Naked
― Naked
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