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
To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy. Rex Stout daredetectivefinesse Change image and share on social
The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote. Rex Stout glasshemingwaykey 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
A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat. Rex Stout bearcharactercontrive Change image and share on social
If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story. Rex Stout boardbookchess share on social
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up. Rex Stout kindmakestatistic Change image and share on social
I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best. Rex Stout holmesstory Change image and share on social
I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing. Rex Stout decidefunread Change image and share on social
As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game. Rex Stout ballballplayerdetective Change image and share on social
