“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.”

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

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

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

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

“We all need one another; much and often. Just as every human creature needs a place to be alone in, a sacred, private "home" of his own, so all human creatures need a place to be together in, from the two who can show each other their souls uninterruptedly, to the largest throng that can throb and stir in unison.”

“Then, you must fall each into your proper place. You'll do your business, and she, if she's worthy of you, will do hers; but it's your business to please yourself, and hers to please you.”