--- title: "Best Rex Stout Quotations" description: "Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Browse 148 Rex Stout quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b047/author-rex-stout-2846.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b047/author-rex-stout-2846.jpg) # Rex Stout (1886–1975) Writer United States **148** quotes in **550** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Rex Stout was a writer from the United States, best known for *Under the Andes*. ## Quick Facts About Rex Stout Born December 1, 1886 Died October 27, 1975 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Under the Andes Spouse Fay Kennedy ## About Rex Stout Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas or short stories between 1934 and 1975, starting with Fer-de-Lance (1934). ## Awards & Honors The Grand Master ## Quotes by Rex Stout · Page 4 > [God made you and me, in certain respects, quite unequal, and it would be futile to try any interference with His arrangements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects-quite-unequal-and-it-would-be/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Arrangements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrangements/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/rex-stout-2846_arrangements_god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects_1861151.png) > [I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-have-never-regarded-myself-as-this-or-that-i-have-been-too-busy/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Being myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-myself/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/rex-stout-2846_being-myself_i-have-never-regarded-myself-as-this-or_2735577.png) > [A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/a-character-who-is-thought-out-is-not-born-he-or-she-is-contrived-a/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/rex-stout-2846_born_a-character-who-is-thought-out-is-not-bo_1018656.png) > [“Archie.' 'Yes, sir.' 'Do I ever intrude in your private affairs?' 'Yes, sir. Frequently. But you think you don't, so go right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/archie-yes-sir-do-i-ever-intrude-in-your-private-affairs-yes-sir/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Affairs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affairs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/rex-stout-2846_affairs_archie-yes-sir-do-i-ever-intrude-in-your_1005034.png) > [Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/labels-are-for-the-things-men-make-not-for-men-the-most-primitive-man/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Complexes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complexes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/rex-stout-2846_complexes_labels-are-for-the-things-men-make-not-f_1979223.png) > [I love to make a mistake. It is my only assurance that I cannot reasonably be expected to assume the responsibility of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-love-to-make-a-mistake-it-is-my-only-assurance-that-i-cannot/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Assuming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assuming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/rex-stout-2846_assuming_i-love-to-make-a-mistake-it-is-my-only-a_2092352.png) > [There is only one object on earth that frightens me: a physicist working on a new trick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/there-is-only-one-object-on-earth-that-frightens-me-a-physicist/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/rex-stout-2846_earth_there-is-only-one-object-on-earth-that-f_2063798.png) > [The requisitions of the income tax have added greatly to the attractions of mercenary crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/the-requisitions-of-the-income-tax-have-added-greatly-to-the/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Attraction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attraction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/rex-stout-2846_attraction_the-requisitions-of-the-income-tax-have_2166689.png) > [I'm not a collector. I don't keep letters, or books, or souvenirs. But I do keep one copy of each translation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-m-not-a-collector-i-don-t-keep-letters-or-books-or-souvenirs-but-i/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/rex-stout-2846_book_i-m-not-a-collector-i-don-t-keep-letters_1141520.png) > [One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/one-of-the-hardest-things-to-believe-is-that-anyone-will-abandon-the/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Abandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/rex-stout-2846_abandon_one-of-the-hardest-things-to-believe-is_2627160.png) > [“Okay, Dolly Brooke killed her because she was going to marry a quote nigger unquote, and how do we prove it?' He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/okay-dolly-brooke-killed-her-because-she-was-going-to-marry-a-quote/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Quoting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/quoting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/rex-stout-2846_quoting_okay-dolly-brooke-killed-her-because-she_3167365.png) > [I was reminding myself of the one basic rule for experts on females: confine yourself absolutely to explaining why she did what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-was-reminding-myself-of-the-one-basic-rule-for-experts-on-females/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f1/rex-stout-2846_done_i-was-reminding-myself-of-the-one-basic_663499.png) > [Bosh. I find a rival - but no, I won't flatter myself that Tecumseh Fox would consider himself a rival of Dol…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/bosh-i-find-a-rival-but-no-i-won-t-flatter-myself-that-tecumseh-fox/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Apartment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apartment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/rex-stout-2846_apartment_bosh-i-find-a-rival-but-no-i-won-t-flatt_905289.png) > [“Yes, I said something to him, and then I cooled him off.” “Cooled? By what process?” “I knocked him halfway across Broadway…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/yes-i-said-something-to-him-and-then-i-cooled-him-off-cooled-by-what/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/rex-stout-2846_marriage_yes-i-said-something-to-him-and-then-i-c_713265.png) > [“Must I again demonstrate that while it is permissible to request the scientist to lead you back over his footprints, a similar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/must-i-again-demonstrate-that-while-it-is-permissible-to-request-the/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/rex-stout-2846_art_must-i-again-demonstrate-that-while-it-i_1956778.png) > [Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/sarcasm-is-not-the-rapier-of-wit-its-wielders-seem-to-believe-it-to/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/rex-stout-2846_believe_sarcasm-is-not-the-rapier-of-wit-its-wie_1541704.png) > [“Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/frankly-i-wish-i-could-make-my-heart-quit-doing-an-extra-thump-when/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Childish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/rex-stout-2846_childish_frankly-i-wish-i-could-make-my-heart-qui_191070.png) > [“When I consider myself superior to anyone, as I frequently do, I need a better reason than his skin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/when-i-consider-myself-superior-to-anyone-as-i-frequently-do-i-need-a/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/rex-stout-2846_better_when-i-consider-myself-superior-to-anyon_685689.png) > [Everyone has something they don't want anyone to see; that is one of the functions of a home, to provide a spot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/everyone-has-something-they-don-t-want-anyone-to-see-that-is-one-of/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Function](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/function/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/rex-stout-2846_function_everyone-has-something-they-don-t-want-a_1647064.png) > [ “It is impossible for any Sherlock Holmes story not to have at least one marvelous scene. \[ An Invitation to Learning , January 1942\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/it-is-impossible-for-any-sherlock-holmes-story-not-to-have-at-least/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Craft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/craft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/rex-stout-2846_craft_it-is-impossible-for-any-sherlock-holmes_3209582.png) > [“No man was ever taken to hell by a woman unless he already had a ticket in his pocket or at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/no-man-was-ever-taken-to-hell-by-a-woman-unless-he-already-had-a-2/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Fooling around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fooling-around/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/rex-stout-2846_fooling-around_no-man-was-ever-taken-to-hell-by-a-woman_2225428.png) > [ “Mrs. Rachel Bruner: \[trying to goad Wolfe\] I thought you were afraid of nobody and nothing. Nero Wolfe: \[unruffled\] I can dodge… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/mrs-rachel-bruner-trying-to-goad-wolfe-i-thought-you-were-afraid-of/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Nero-wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nero-wolfe-130207/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f84/rex-stout-2846_nero-wolfe_mrs-rachel-bruner-trying-to-goad-wolfe-i_2687241.png) > [No man with any sense assumes that a woman's words mean to her exactly what they mean to him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/no-man-with-any-sense-assumes-that-a-woman-s-words-mean-to-her/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Assuming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assuming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/rex-stout-2846_assuming_no-man-with-any-sense-assumes-that-a-wom_712880.png) > [I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-understand-the-technique-of-eccentricity-it-would-be-futile-for-a/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/rex-stout-2846_action_i-understand-the-technique-of-eccentrici_1464009.png) > [“A person who does not read cannot think. He may have good mental processes, but he has nothing to think about. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/a-person-who-does-not-read-cannot-think-he-may-have-good-mental-2/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/rex-stout-2846_books_a-person-who-does-not-read-cannot-think_1843199.jpg) > [If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/if-i-m-home-with-no-chore-at-hand-and-a-package-of-books-has-come-the/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Boards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/rex-stout-2846_boards_if-i-m-home-with-no-chore-at-hand-and-a_127838.jpg) > [“Wolfe could get sentimental about it if he wanted to, but I don't like any stranger nosing around my private affairs, let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/wolfe-could-get-sentimental-about-it-if-he-wanted-to-but-i-don-t-like/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wolfe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/rex-stout-2846_wolfe_wolfe-could-get-sentimental-about-it-if_2351473.png) > [Wolfe scowled at her. I could see he was torn with conflicting emotions. A female in his kitchen was an outrage. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/wolfe-scowled-at-her-i-could-see-he-was-torn-with-conflicting-2/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Beef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beef/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/rex-stout-2846_beef_wolfe-scowled-at-her-i-could-see-he-was_2587512.png) ## Rex Stout by topic [Men (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/rex-stout/) [Books (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/rex-stout/) [Wolfe (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wolfe/rex-stout/) [Stories (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories/rex-stout/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/#itemlist", "name": "Rex Stout Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God made you and me, in certain respects, quite unequal, and it would be futile to try any interference with His arrangements.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rex Stout" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects-quite-unequal-and-it-would-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/rex-stout-2846_arrangements_god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects_1861151.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/rex-stout-2846_arrangements_god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects_1861151.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/rex-stout-2846_arrangements_god-made-you-and-me-in-certain-respects_1861151.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God made you and me, in certain respects, quite unequal, and it would be futile to try any interference with…” — Rex Stout", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have never regarded myself as this or that. 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