Oliver Goldsmith

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.