“It was fine and good to be defiant to the end, but it was better not to get caught in the first place.”

“It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all good places, and a price all good places have to pay.”

“A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.”

“There are times when I'm caught up in everything and I have to say to myself, "Please feel good; please feel better; everything's okay; you're fine; things aren't falling apart; take a second; get back to a place where you realize that you don't actually have real problems." That happens. You never know when those tables are gonna turn... For me, confidence is something that can come crashing down in one second.”

“The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.”

“Whenever people in that part of the world asked Patterson about the wonders of America, the possibilities and the hope of America, Patterson would say that it was a good and fine place but all the Americans were running it into the ground and that it would be a far better place if it had no Americans.”