There is nothing for the modern man or woman to fear about most cases of cancer. Nothing except delay.

[To her frequently needed plumber:] How would you like to be adopted? I'm sure it would be cheaper.

The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen.

Men were not equal in the effort they made, nor did equal efforts bring equal result. ... Equality of opportunity, yes. Equality of effort and result, no.

The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.

Men play harder than they work; women work harder than they play.

The only way to make a husband over according to one's ideas ... would be to adopt him at an early age, say four.