Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will.

There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies

[The] ideal client is the very wealthy man in very great trouble.

Everyone is still waiting for the book that everyone greets as the big literary book. People thought it would be a strong year for fiction but it hasn't turned out that way.

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness

It's convenient in a way, because you don't have to answer many questions: People say, 'Man, how are you feeling?' And I say, 'How do I look?' And they go, 'Oh, okay.' I've got the coffin maker calling every now and then about measurements, wanting to give me a proper fit.