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Open Your Mind To New Experiences, Particularly To The Study Of Other ­people. Nothing That Happens To A Writer – However Happy, However Tragic – Is Ever Wasted.

What The Detective Story Is About Is Not Murder But The Restoration Of Order.

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There Is No Point In Regretting Any Part Of The Past. The Past Can't Now Be Altered, The Future Has Yet To Be Lived, And Consciously To Experience Every Moment Of The Present Is The Only Way To Gain At Least The Illusion Of Immortality.

I Knew The Facts Of Death Before I Knew The Facts Of Life. There Never Was A Time When I Didn't See The Skull Beneath The Skin.