“To pronounce French properly you must have within you a deep antipathy, not to say scorn, for some of the most sacred… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Shucked and boiled in water, sweet corn is edible and nutritious; roasted in the husk in the hottest possible oven for forty… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“... nature has arranged that when you overcome a given inertia the resulting momentum is proportionate. If I were to begin borrowing… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Rachel Bruner: [trying to goad Wolfe] I thought you were afraid of nobody and nothing. Nero Wolfe: [unruffled] I can dodge… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
A person who does not read cannot think. He may have good mental processes, but he has nothing to think about. You can feel… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish.” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected, but any one of them must always be mistrusted. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“everything from war to picnics depends on the weather, as Wolfe remarked” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold -- if you have one. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“When we turned right on Thirty-fifth Street our suffix came along. By the time we rolled to the curb in front of Wolfe's house… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
