"Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do."

"I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties."

"I have always been a great admirer of Miss Marple."

"The sooner one accepts that life is unfair, the happier one will be."

"To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception."