“The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me tha...” — Marcus Tullius Cicero Quote

“The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.”

“Hatred is inveterate anger.”

“What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.”

“I've always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn't the faintest idea what was going on.”

“I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.”

“What I'm always trying to do with every book is to recreate the effect of the stories we heard as children in front of campfires and fireplaces - the ghost stories that engaged us.”