I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.

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Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

If you liked a book, don't meet the author

If you liked a book, don't meet the author

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

Its idea of ''production value'' is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that...

Its idea of ''production value'' is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that...

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away...

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away...

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...