"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"Dogs are wise. They get a lot more pleasure out of life than we do."

"Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions."

"Never go back to a place where you have been happy. Until you do it remains alive for you. If you go back it will be destroyed."

"I don’t think you should write about anything you don’t know about."