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Rex Stout Quotes: Everyone has something they don't want anyone to see; that is one of the functions of a home, to provide a spot to keep such things.
         

Everyone has something they don't want anyone to see; that is one of the functions of a home, to provide a spot to keep such things.


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The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.



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I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.



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Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.



Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.



Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.



Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.



Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.

Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.



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The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.



I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.





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