At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

Hollywood is wonderful. Anyone who doesn't like it is either crazy or sober.

Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective's struggle to solve a problem.

To say goodbye is to die a little.

The best way to find out if you have any friends is to go broke. The ones that hang on longest are your friends. I don't mean the ones that hang on forever. There aren't any of those.

He was a guy who talked with commas, like a heavy novel. Over the phone anyway.

A nice state of affairs when a man has to indulge his vices by proxy.