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3 Rex Stout Quotes

Rex Stout delivers sharp, witty commentary on responsibility and truth, perfect for anyone who enjoys clever detective banter.

Rex Stout quotes

  1. Archie Goodwin, after Carolyn Pratt tells him Lily Rowan will ruin her brother, chapter 3: No man was ever taken to hell by a woman unless he already had a ticket in his pocket or at least had been fooling around with timetables.

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  2. Dol Bonner, to her employee Amy Duncan, chapter 2: Bosh. I find a rival - but no, I won't flatter myself that Tecumseh Fox would consider himself a rival of Dol Bonner - I find an eminent detective in your apartment, and that alone is enough, without adding that he is concealed in your bedroom while I am discussing my business with you...

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  3. Archie Goodwin, before stating one of the second kind, chapter 9: There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

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