The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won't bother me.
“I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.”
“I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It's got to go. It's got to go a long way from here.”