“If they're not going to respect you, then they best damn well fear you.”
“The fear was respect, the respect, fear. If you didn't have the fear you had nothing.”
“It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.”
“Exactly. That's what's been happening here for the past ten thousand years: You've been doing what you damn well please with the world. And of course you mean to go right on doing what you damn well please with it, because the whole damn thing belongs to you.”
“Remember, the only thing to fear is Fear, and - well, don't even fear Fear, for he's a cowardly chap at the best, who will run if you show a brave front.”
“Some lessons you learned by the book. Others you learned from cold hard experience. The latter may not be the best way to learn, but it damn well stuck.”