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Rex Stout

"I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing."

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"I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing."

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"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."
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"I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself."
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"To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy."
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"There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up."
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"Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for."
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"Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful."
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"As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game."
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