My Way Of Learning Is

The People Who Lie The Most Are Nearly Always The Clumsiest At It, And They're Easier To Fool With Lies Than Most People, Too. You'd Think They'd Be On The Look-out For Lies, But They Seem To Be The Very Ones That Will Believe Almost Anything At All.

The Outcome Of Successful Planning Always Looks Like Luck To Saps.

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.

If You Have A Story That Seems Worth Telling, And You Think You Can Tell It Worthily, Then The Thing For You To Do Is To Tell It, Regardless Of Whether It Has To Do With Sex, Sailors Or Mounted Policemen.

Nick: "don't You Think Maybe A Drink Would Help You To Sleep?" Nora: "no, Thanks." Nick: "maybe It Would If I Took One.