Allan poe Quote by Francis Mccullagh

G.K. Chesterton was the best writer of the 20th century. He said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else.

— Dale Ahlquist

“Everyone who writes in the sub-genre of Victorian mystery stands in [Sir Arthur Conan] Doyle's shadow.”

— Will Thomas

“I had no idea that such individuals existed outside of stories. A STUDY IN SCARLET, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE”

— Brittany Cavallaro

I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot…

— John Darnielle

“The greatest influence in writing was G. K. Chesterton who never used a useless word, who saw the value of a paradox, and avoided…

— Fulton J. Sheen

“The York magicians had all looked over the letter and expressed their doubts that any body with such small handwriting could ever make a…

— Susanna Clarke

“…no person, no matter how vivid an imagination he may have, can invent anything half so droll as the freaks and fancies that originate…

— Louisa May Alcott

“What is needed is the imagination of the poet and the reasoning power of the mathematician. The thief of "The Purloined Letter" successfully hides…

— Vincent Buranelli

“It's and odd thing, but however much an oficionado one may be of mysteries in book form, when they pop up in real life…

— P. G. Wodehouse

“He has discovered the truths that keep writers chained to their desks: the primacy of the inner life and the sheer exhilaration of creating…

— Barbara Klein Moss

“So many of man's inventions - the syringe, the sword, the pen, the gun - were metaphorical cocks, but the internal combustion engine had…

— Joe Hill

“To my mind, the most important thing in any form of fiction is the human element, but only if it takes us beyond the…

— Graham Worthington