nothing motivated a person quite as much as the desire for vengeance.

satan is a christian creation and you can keep him, thank you!

because it's not enough to have a dream—you need financing.

if the count of monte cristo could escape the chateau d'if, william smithback could escape from river oaks

We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.

You cannot stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.

Wine is like many of the fine experiences in life which take time and experience to extract their full pleasure and meaning.

One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.

Chauncy made a huge effort to control himself. “I had lunch at Maisie’s Diner.”“And?”“And what? It was the most revolting lunch it has been my misfortune to consume.”“And after?”“Diarrhea, of course.

Fire is often the weapon of choice for the insane.

Sleep is an unfortunate biological requirement that both wastes time and leaves one vulnerable.

I can see that an insufficent, or perhaps even defective, socialization process has led you to believe that four-letter words add power to languauge

There is more in the world than is dreamt of in your philosophy, Doctor - or in the Merck Manual.

in our culture, women can do anything a man can. and vice versa."don alfonso's eyebrows shot up. "i do not believe it.""it's true," sally said defiantly."in America, the women hunt while the men have babies?

nothing is impossible. you just need to learn how to bend the rules.