Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Everything in a story should be credible.

As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.

The constant petty behests of life permit few opportunities for major satisfactions, and when one is offered it should be seized.

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is extremely important to suspend disbelief on that. If you don't, the story is spoiled.

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.

The only two kinds of books could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels.