I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.

Quote by Patricia Highsmith

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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...

I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a...

I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a...

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

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...

Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.

Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.

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 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...

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 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.

I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady...

I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady...

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

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...

God does not give us more than we can handle in life; it's how we...

God does not give us more than we can handle in life; it's how we...

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....

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 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 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 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 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 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,...