James M. Cain Quotes

“One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.”

“He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies.”