I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement

Assumptions are dangerous things.

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a certain utensil - well - well, nevermind.

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.