It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. The Ministry of Fear (1943)
Thrillers are like life—more like life than you are … it’s what we’ve all made of the world. The Ministry of Fear (1943)
People don't like reality, they don't like common sense, until age forces it on them. The Ministry of Fear (1943)
A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man.... It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous. The Ministry of Fear (1943)