If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody

An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes