Patricia Highsmith

"I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone."

"I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident."

"Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother."

"My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people."

"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not."