“Dreamless nights, I knew, can be the most troubling, since you come back not knowing where you've been or what you've done.”

“Growing up is like that, I suppose. The strings fall away and you're left standing on your own.”

“I do not encourage early morning chirpiness, even in those whom I know and love. It is generally a sign of a sloppy mind, and is not to be encouraged.”

“You can learn from a glance at anyone's library, not what they are, but what they wish to be.”

“How could I tell Clarence that finding another dead body was anything but dreadful? On the contrary: it was thrilling; it was exciting; it was exhilarating, it was invigorating; to say nothing of e...”

“It's amazing what the discovery of a corpse can do for one's spirits.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”