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.

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

It is always wiser, where there is a choice, to trust inertia. It is the greatest force in the world.

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.

Only fools and philosophers waste time on the unknowable.

I cannot agree that mountain climbing is merely one manifestation of man's spiritual aspirations. I think instead it is a hysterical paroxysm of his infantile vanity.