Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.
The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.
I'm not a collector. I don't keep letters, or books, or souvenirs. But I do keep one copy of each translation of my books into a foreign language. Have you ever seen a murder story printed in Singhalese? Wow!
I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know. (Nero Wolfe)
To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.