The Hand That Holds The Money Cracks

I Make No Conscious Effort To Be Tough, Or Hard-boiled, Or Grim, Or Any Of The Things I Am Usually Called.

If You Can't Write Like New York, You Have No Business Living In New York And Making New York The Locale Of Your Stories.

The Hand That Holds The Money Cracks The Whip.

If Your Writing Doesn`t Keep You Up At Night, It Won`t Keep Anyone Else Up Either".

That's All It Takes, One Drop Of Fear To Curdle Love Into Hate.