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

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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...

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,...

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

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.