“It isn’t much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building.”

“Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.”

“People who don't have much get ugly about giving up the little they have left.”

“If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.”

“It's the family you choose that counts.”

“When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.”

“He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.”