Raymond Chandler

A really good detective never gets married.

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.

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

When the militias came to Wau, they would blast out 'Thriller' as they moved down the dirt streets.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.

The X Games have done night and day for snowboarding and action sports.