Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love with her.

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation! A human being, Hastings, cannot resist the opportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.