The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote
I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know. (Nero Wolfe)
The constant petty behests of life permit few opportunities for major satisfactions, and when one is offered it should be seized.
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.
I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.
I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.