“I have one weapon," Mason said. "It's a powerful weapon. But sometimes it's hard to wield it because you don't know just where to grab hold of it." "What weapon is that?" Della Street asked. "The truth," Mason said.” — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“You might be interested in his economic philosophy, Mr. Mason. He believed men attached too much importance to money as such. He believed a… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“I take it," the lawyer remarked musingly, "patience isn't one of your virtues." "I didn't know," she said, "that patience WAS a virtue.” — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“of the murder and whether he could possibly have been out there at the country club at the time the murder was committed. “There’s… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
I have never stuck up for any criminal. I have merely asked for the orderly administration of an impartial justice...Due legal process is my… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“Every eight years, the people swallow some politician hook, line, and sinker and make him president. They hold him on the political stomach for… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“Dear Editor: It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check. ” — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“reason I am telling you all of this is that, according to Harrod, Fern Driscoll” — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies to sales… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“If you ask me, this younger generation is altogether too careless about their morals.” — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
“A nurse,” I said, “would be wearing a starched uniform, and she’d have a fever thermometer ready to jab into a patient’s mouth at… — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
