I Certainly Admire People Who Do Things.

He (the Agent) Just Takes Ten Per Cent Of Your Life.

He Sounded Like A Man Who Had Slept Well And Didn't Owe Too Much Money.

The Law Isn't Justice. It's A Very Imperfect Mechanism. If You Press Exactly The Right Buttons And Are Also Lucky, Justice May Show Up In The Answer. A Mechanism Is All The Law Was Ever Intended To Be.

A Nice State Of Affairs When A Man Has To Indulge His Vices By Proxy.

Love Interest Nearly Always Weakens A Mystery Because It Introduces A Type Of Suspense That Is Antagonistic To The Detective's Struggle To Solve A Problem.