I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then - I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn't, luckily, have to bother about that.
One coincidence is just a coincidence, two coincidences are a clue, three coincidences are a proof
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.
The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.
