Everything in a story should be credible.

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I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

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The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote.

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I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing.

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Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

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I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.

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Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful.

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To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

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There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

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As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.

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