I Deserve All The Love You Can

It's Sometimes Better To Pretend I Don't Hear The Sound Of Somebody In The Nearby Woods With A Shotgun.

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.

Listen, Dundy, It's Been A Long Time Since I Burst Into Tears Because A Policeman Didn't Like Me.

Three Times I Have Been Mistaken For A Prohibition Agent, But Never Had Any Trouble Clearing Myself.

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