The process of elimination, combined with a modicum of common sense, will always assist us to arrive at the correct conclusion with the maximum of possible accuracy and the minimum of hard labor. Which being translated means: I guessed it.
Waiting is one of the great arts.
Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other men.
light reading is not light writing.
I regard my books as novels, not just as thrillers or detective stories.
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.
The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable.