If you want to treat your book as a child, the finished book should be an adult, capable to stand on its own legs and able to weather the thunder. Not a baby that still needs to be defended.

Life without risks is like a burrito without Tabasco. Bland, but you’ll still fart.

Common sense is only irritating in other people

Pickpocket is a sink-or-swim profession, not something that can be taught in the comfort of your living room.

A good pickpocket isn’t afraid of intimacy.