Carolyn Keene

“Madame Valenska sat down in one of the chairs. “Whose fortune shall I tell first?” she asked the girls. Nancy stepped forward.…

— Carolyn Keene

“What’s in your backpack, Bess?” Nancy Drew asked”

— Carolyn Keene

I'll wire the International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers and give them the number stamped on the bird's leg ring.

— Carolyn Keene

Bell seated himself behind the desk, motioning for Nancy to stand opposite him. There was tense silence for a moment. Then Bell…

— Carolyn Keene

“Strauss! Oh yes, he was so-so. He wrote pretty music- The Blue Danube and Tales from the Vienna Woods. But what is…

— Carolyn Keene

“Read, read, read. That's all I can say.”

— Carolyn Keene

“The officer said No and his mother was frantic.”

— Carolyn Keene

Nancy, an attractive titian blond, grinned up at her friend.

— Carolyn Keene

I don't promise to forget the mystery, but I know I'll have a marvelous time.

— Carolyn Keene

“Lefèvre! I’ll bet they’re one and the”

— Carolyn Keene

“Mr. Clyde Mead”

— Carolyn Keene

Chuckling to herself, Nancy said aloud, "Romance and detective work won't mix tonight!

— Carolyn Keene

“When Miss Carter came back to the table she reported that laboratory tests had shown that the “sleepy” kitten had indeed been…

— Carolyn Keene

“I love Nancy Drew!”

— Carolyn Keene

Ned said "Nancy Drew is the best girl detective in the whole world!" "Don't you believe him," Nancy said quickly. "I have…

— Carolyn Keene

“I have a hunch from reading about old passageways that there may be one or more rooms off this tunnel," Nancy told…

— Carolyn Keene

She always has close calls when she solves a mystery!

— Carolyn Keene

“Then she began to quote from Shakespeare: ‘But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit.”

— Carolyn Keene

“wrong, Miss Drew,”

— Carolyn Keene

We could certainly use a detective. And I've got to hand it to you, Nancy - you sure can keep your head.

— Carolyn Keene

“I’m inclined to believe that August must be convinced it was taken to the hold,” Rod said.”

— Carolyn Keene

Luther, bring the gatekeeper quickly!" Bell ordered. "Just how did you get in, Miss Drew?" "I came in at the entrance," Nancy…

— Carolyn Keene

Do act mysterious. It always keeps them coming back for more.

— Carolyn Keene

Not many girls would have used their wits the way you did," the officer observed.

— Carolyn Keene

I just know that any time I undertake a case, I'm apt to run into some kind of a trap.

— Carolyn Keene