God does not give us more than we can handle in life; it's how we process things that make them seem more challenging and difficult.

Quote by Patricia Highsmith

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My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.

My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.

I don't think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, that's true....

I don't think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, that's true....

Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which...

Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which...

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches.

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches.

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't...

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't...

I have no television - I hate it.

I have no television - I hate it.

I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like...

I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like...

I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven...

I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven...

If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline...

If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline...

I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them....

I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them....

Perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron.

Perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron.

A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said...

A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said...

That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much...

That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much...

I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a...

I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a...

I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake,...

I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake,...

I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.

I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...

You see many stars at night in the sky but find them not when the...

You see many stars at night in the sky but find them not when the...

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.