Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is flat.

Dignities are like faces; no two are the same.

If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story.

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.

Wolfe scowled at her. I could see he was torn with conflicting emotions. A female in his kitchen was an outrage. A woman criticizing his or Fritz's cooking was an insult. But corned beef hash was one of life's toughest problems, never yet solved by anyone.

As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him.