A check girl in peach-bloom Chinese pajamas came over to take my hat and disapprove of my clothes. She had eyes like strange sins.

It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.

I'm killing time and it's dying hard.

The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous.

A really good detective never gets married.

Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production.

It is not a fragrant world.