Millions of American women, and some men, commit that outrage every summer day. They are turning a superb treat into mere provender. Shucked and boiled in water, sweet corn is edible and nutritious; roasted in the husk in the hottest possible oven for forty minutes, shucked at the table, and buttered and salted, nothing else, it is ambrosia. No chef’s ingenuity and imagination have ever created a finer dish. American women should themselves be boiled in water.

I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know. (Nero Wolfe)

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

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

A guest is a jewel on the cushion of hospitality

I love to make a mistake. It is my only assurance that I cannot reasonably be expected to assume the responsibility of omniscience.

I don't answer questions containing two or more unsupported assumptions.