What do I believe in? Belief means faith, and there's only one damned thing in the world I have any faith in. That's the idea of American democracy, because it seems to me so obvious that that's the only sensible way to run human affairs. Rex Stout More Quotes by Rex Stout More Quotes From Rex Stout The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books. Rex Stout bookpeopleyears I have a strong moral sense - by my standards. Rex Stout standardsmoralstrong Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. Rex Stout fortitudeadmirationwealth Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts. Rex Stout shadowmindwriting Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe. Rex Stout disgracecatastrophebroke The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one. Rex Stout ifsbrain A hole in the ice is dangerous only to those who go skating. Rex Stout skatingicesafety All my important decisions are made for me by my subconscious. My frontal lobes are just kidding themselves that they decide anything at all. All they do is think up reasons for the decisions that are already made. Rex Stout importantdecisionthinking Everything in a story should be credible. Rex Stout credibleshouldstories The only two kinds of books could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels. Rex Stout writingtwobook Only fools and philosophers waste time on the unknowable. Rex Stout philosopherfoolwaste A guest is a jewel on the cushion of hospitality Rex Stout hospitalityguestsjewels [A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant. Rex Stout pleasant-surprisespessimistoptimist MY rule is never to be rude to anyone unless you mean it. Rex Stout rudemean Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene. Rex Stout holmesscenestories I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know. (Nero Wolfe) Rex Stout nerotryingneeds The trouble with an alarm clock is that what seems sensible when you set it seems absurd when it goes off Rex Stout alarmsclocktrouble The Glass Key is better than anything Hemingway ever wrote Rex Stout glasseskeys There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up. Rex Stout humorousworkfunny I love to make a mistake. It is my only assurance that I cannot reasonably be expected to assume the responsibility of omniscience. Rex Stout assumingresponsibilitymistake
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