“When one consorts with assassins, one must expect to dance along the edge of a knife once or twice.”
“One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.”
“I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.”
“Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day.”
“When I have to be in two places at once, my mind at once decides twice which one place to be in.”
“When a phrase is born, it is both good and bad at the same time. The secret of its success rests in a crux that is barely discernible. One's fingertips must grasp the key, gently warming it. And then the key must be turned once, not twice.”