James M. Cain (1892–1977) wrote two indisputable masterpieces, The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Four minutes of eye contact brings people closer to each other better than everything else.
He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.
Be your best proponent, ally, and advocate.
A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it.
...I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces...
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
Why wait to forgive and let go only after you have sufficiently wallowed in your despair? Why not forgive and let go now?
Put down your stones. Why are you breaking the window when God has left the door wide open? If you are afraid, lover, follow me. I will guide the way.
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.