Talking Is Something You Can't Do Judiciously

The Truth Is You Don't Like The Theater Except The Times When You're In A Room By Yourself Putting The Play On Paper.

The Boy Spoke Two Words, The First A Short Guttural Verb, The Second “you.

What I Try To Do Is Write A Story About A Detective Rather Than A Detective Story. Keeping The Reader Fooled Until The Last, Possible Moment Is A Good Trick And I Usually Try To Play It, But I Can't Attach More Than Secondary Importance To It. The Puzzle Isn't So Interesting To Me As The Behavior Of The Detective Attacking It.

Most Things In San Francisco Can Be Bought Or Taken.

The Roof Might Fall In; Anything Could Happen.