Dames Lie About Anything - Just For

It Seemed Like A Nice Neighborhood To Have Bad Habits In.

Love Interest Nearly Always Weakens A Mystery Because It Introduces A Type Of Suspense That Is Antagonistic To The Detective's Struggle To Solve The Problem. It Stacks The Cards, And In Nine Cases Out Of Ten, It Eliminates At Least Two Useful Suspects. The Only Effective Love Interest Is That Which Creates A Personal Hazard For The Detective - But Which, At The Same Time, You Instinctively Feel To Be A Mere Episode. A Really Good Detective Never Gets Married.

You're Broke, Eh?" I Been Shaking Two Nickels Together For A Month, Trying To Get Them To Mate.

The Character That Lasts Is An Ordinary Guy With Some Extraordinary Qualities.

There Is No Bad Whiskey. There Are Only Some Whiskeys That Aren't As Good As Others.