Annie

“Dad just smiled wryly. “You’ll learn, Frank, that when you’re up there’re hundreds of people who’ll claim you as a friend. When you’re down, you’re lucky if one of them will buy you a cup of coffee. If I had it to do over again, I’d select my friends more carefully. I do have a couple of good friends. They’re not wealthy, but one of them got me my job in the post office.”
― Frank W. Abagnale, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

“The fox who keeps to one den is the easiest caught by the terriers, and I felt I had nested too long in one place.”
― Frank W. Abagnale, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

“The second is observation. Observation is a skill that can be developed, but I was born blessed (or cursed) with the ability to pick up on details and items the average man overlooks.”
― Frank W. Abagnale, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

“The third factor is research, the big difference between the hard-nosed criminal and the super con man.”
― Frank W. Abagnale, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake