If the dreams of any so-called normal man were exposed ... there would be no more gravity and dignity left for mankind.

- Vera Caspary

The cat crossed the street daintily, pointing his feet like a ballet dancer, lifting them high as if his feet were too good for the pavement.

- Vera Caspary

A smile couldn't be brought into court as evidence. You couldn't arrest a man because he had trembled. Brown eyes had stolen a peep at gray eyes, so …

- Vera Caspary

It's when you have friends that you can afford to be lonely. When you know a lot of people, loneliness becomes a luxury. It's only when you're forced…

- Vera Caspary

My mind was clear and penetrating at the time, for it was midnight, the hour at which I am most brave and most free.

- Vera Caspary

Money can be more of a barrier between people than language or race or religion.

- Vera Caspary

No writer, however popular, disdains a reader, however humble.

- Vera Caspary