I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.

Quote by Rex Stout

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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.

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

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,...

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

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

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...

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 have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

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

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

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.

Everything in a story should be credible.

Everything in a story should be credible.