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.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

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

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

I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.

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!

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.