"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."

"It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without."

"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest."

"I've always been an optimist. I've always believed that things will get better."

"When a man's neck's in danger, he doesn't stop to think too much about sentiment."