“The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.”

“I didn't want it to be this way." "Yes, you did," she said, "because it is.""I just want to be with someone normal," he said. "I just want to have a normal life.""Excuse me," she said."You're a little crazy," he said. "You're too old to act the way you do. You've got to grow up. You've got to take care of yourdelf. I'm afraid for you. You can't think that people are going to take care of you all the time.”

“Should," I suddenly recal myself saying to Samantha and Miranda, "is the worst word in the English language. People always thing thing 'should' be a certain way, and when they're not, they're disappointed.”

“Should, is the worst wordin the English language. People always think things "should" be a certain way, and when they'renot, they're disappointed.”

“When it comes to people--don't write about who you know, but what you know of human nature.”

“When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.”

“The only way to look at men is like they're electrons. They have all these charges sticking out, and they're always looking for a hole where they can put those charges.”