Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints. And he can't wear gloves to hide them. Helen McCloy More Quotes by Helen McCloy More Quotes From Helen McCloy Thunderstorms were rare in California, but when they came they were, like most things in California, larger than life. Helen McCloy thunderstorm larger-than-life california Privacy is like sleep - something you don't appreciate until you have to go without it. Helen McCloy privacy appreciate sleep the old ploy of the powerful: never refuse when you can confuse. Distraction and delay are always better than obstruction. Helen McCloy delay distraction powerful That's the one thing a politician mustn't have - political opinions or principles. He can have prejudices - indeed he must have prejudices and share all the popular political superstitions of the moment as ardently as he can. But he must not have principles. He must never let the people suspect that they cannot eat their cake and have it. He must promise them a defense program and a higher standard of living. He must never use that dreadful little word or. Helen McCloy cake political-opinions people Other people's children, like other people's love affairs, were so much less interesting than one's own. Helen McCloy children people interesting money is an acquired taste that grows as it is fed. Helen McCloy feds money taste There's always trouble in the Middle East. I can't recall any time in my life when there hasn't been trouble there. Helen McCloy recalls middle-east trouble the unconscious forces that govern accessible memory are the most arbitrary of editors and the absolute masters of our lives. Helen McCloy arbitrary editors memories At twenty your choices are almost unlimited. At fifty you're a prisoner of past decisions. At seventy you have no free will left at all. Helen McCloy choices decision past Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights? Helen McCloy light cities beautiful Money is an acquired taste. But, once acquired, it becomes an addiction. Helen McCloy addiction money taste
