Dashiell Hammett

I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve.

The roof might fall in; anything could happen.

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.