To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on his rational process. That I don't believe at all. Rex Stout animalbasedecision Change image and share on social
The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of decisions have been made. A thing like that has to come from entropy. Rex Stout billiondecisionentropy Change image and share on social
One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is extremely important to suspend disbelief on that. If you don't, the story is spoiled. Rex Stout abandonchargedisbelief Change image and share on social
Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene. Rex Stout holmesmarvelousscene Change image and share on social
To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy. Rex Stout daredetectivefinesse Change image and share on social
Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful. Rex Stout doyleeffortshrewd Change image and share on social