“Chauncy made a huge effort to control himself. “I had lunch at Maisie’s Diner.”“And?”“And what? It was the most revolting lunch it has been my misfortune to consume.”“And after?”“Diarrhea, of course.”

“I can see that an insufficent, or perhaps even defective, socialization process has led you to believe that four-letter words add power to languauge”

“There is more in the world than is dreamt of in your philosophy, Doctor - or in the Merck Manual.”

“Sleep is an unfortunate biological requirement that both wastes time and leaves one vulnerable.”

“nothing is impossible. you just need to learn how to bend the rules.”

“Fire is often the weapon of choice for the insane.”

“One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.”

“Wine is like many of the fine experiences in life which take time and experience to extract their full pleasure and meaning.”

“You cannot stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.”

“We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.”

“if the count of monte cristo could escape the chateau d'if, william smithback could escape from river oaks”