In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected, but any one of them must always be mistrusted.
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.
Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear.
To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
It is always wiser, where there is a choice, to trust inertia. It is the greatest force in the world.