MY rule is never to be rude to anyone unless you mean it.
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.
A guest is a jewel on the cushion of hospitality
I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.
Only fools and philosophers waste time on the unknowable.