A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Sack over my head and cinched it tight around my windpipe.
Let me tell you, quite frankly, it took a while and a lot of therapy to get here.
Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle.
The first vehicle that screamed past -- an ambulance -- didn't even slow down.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?