That is the tragedy of growing old, Chris. You don't leave the world. It leaves you.

The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab.

I have always regarded divorce as essentially disagreeable, like castor oil, but necessary.

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

Girls inevitably grew into women, but something of the boy persisted in every man.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

Herbert used to say that he was as tight as the paper on the wall.