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I'm not a collector. I don't keep letters, or books, or souvenirs. But I do keep one copy of each translation of my books into a foreign language. Have you ever seen a murder story printed in Singhalese? Wow!

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It is impossible for any Sherlock Holmes story not to have at least one marvelous scene.

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Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first and that's why they're still the best ones.

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The incredible thing happens at the beginning of the story always, you notice, not the end. A Sherlock Holmes story is never a trick story.

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Rex Stout

Rex Stout

Born: December 1, 1886
Died: October 27, 1975 (aged 88)
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