"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."

"Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table."

"I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it."

"I have a great fear of being arrested. Not for anything I've done, but just the idea of it."

"I try to get inside the minds of my characters, even the villains."