As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.

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A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born...

A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born...

If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come,...

If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come,...

Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful.

Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful.

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you...

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you...

I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.

I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.

I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing.

I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing.

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to...

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to...

The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of...

The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of...

There are two kinds of statistics: the kind you look up and the kind you...

There are two kinds of statistics: the kind you look up and the kind you...

Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had...

Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had...

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being...

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being...

To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to...

To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to...

Everything in a story should be credible.

Everything in a story should be credible.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.