Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.

There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time.

He laughs best who laughs at the end.

And, of course, afterwards -- one always hears these things afterwards, so much better if one heard them before -- we found out that dozens of empty brandy bottles were taken out of the house every week!

The first time you do a thing is always exciting.

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

When the fact doesn't meet the theory then let go the theory.