Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother. – Patricia Highsmith
I have Graham Greenes telephone number, but I wouldnt dream of using it. I dont seek out writers because we all want to be alone. – Patricia Highsmith
I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident. – Patricia Highsmith
For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not. – Patricia Highsmith
Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She has a philosophical and economical message that she is passing off as fiction, but it really isnt fiction at all. – Theodore Sturgeon
Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack to the feast, from the conversation at the local caf? to the speech at a formal dinner. – Roland Barthes