“I'm not so arrogant to think I'm the only guide someone needs ... but I might be the guide that someone needs.”

“Manhattan in the morning is a living stream of Purpose; everyone's got a place to be and a problem on their mind. That doesn't mean it's and unfriendly place -- just busy and preoccupied. Personally, I love it. I'm a social creature but there are times and places you just don't want to do more than grunt at your fellow human being.”

“I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.”

“Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.”

“Civilization did not come with fire. It came with the discovery of how to use fire to heat water.”

“Everyone loves a villain. Or maybe not a villain, exactly, but someone you can point out and say, "I might be weird, but I'm not weird like her.”

“I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.”