People should be interested in books, not their authors.

You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop… suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head.

There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.

I have always been so sure - too sure... But now I am very humble and I say like a little child: "I do not know..."

There speaks the passion and the rebellion that go with red hair. My second wife had red hair. She was a beautiful woman, and she loved me. Strange, is it not? I have always admired red-haired women. Your hair is very beautiful. There are other things I like about you. Your spirit, your courage; the fact that you have a mind of your own. ~Mr. Aristides