“I've put men to death-men with supposedly immortal souls-that looked dumber than that mouse”

“Oh, I suppose all men of intelligence know how fragile such things as Law and Justice and Civilization really are, but it's not a thing they think of willingly, because it disturbs one's rest and plays hob with one's appetite.”

“love is what moves the world, I've always thought...it is the only thing which allows men and women to stand in a world where gravity always seems to want to pull them down...bring them low...and make them crawl...”

“Do grown men always have to play games? Does everything have to be an excuse for another kind of game? Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?”

“Women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them”

“Law enforcement: a case of good men doing bad chores.”

“Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends, but as enemies and equals?”