Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner.

Simplicity is the friend of execution

Against my mouth she groaned. "I hate being quiet." A breathless chuckled escaped me. "Me too. Once we're home..." "Lots of noise.

When family relations are no longer harmonious we have filial children and devoted parents.

You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

I think I wanted to write a book about the relationship between the victim and perpetrator in which the victim agrees to remain silent.

Be conscious of one another and everything that we are connected to in this world of ours (not just your relatives and friends).

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Dangers breed fears, and fears more dangers bring.

That's what makes great products. It's not process-it's content.

Books ARE a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.