"The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances"
"The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances."From Agatha Christie's novel Murder on the Orient Express.Agatha Christie's "Murder on the O...
21 Juli 20241min
“You put the small thief in prison, but the big thief lives in a palace.”
“You put the small thief in prison, but the big thief lives in a palace.”From "Orient Express", by Graham Greene.Graham Greene was a renowned British author known for his explorations of moral and pol...
20 Juli 20241min
"He was one of those men who live in the nostalgia of a bygone era. There are a lot of them around."
"He was one of those men who live in the nostalgia of a bygone era. There are a lot of them around."From "The Deep Blue Good-by", by John D. MacDonald.John D. MacDonald was a prolific American writer ...
19 Juli 20241min
"She was one of those women who kept a clean house, thought of herself as spiritual, but had a mean streak that could kill a dog."
"She was one of those women who kept a clean house, thought of herself as spiritual, but had a mean streak that could kill a dog."From Elmore Leonard's novel "LaBrava".Elmore Leonard's "LaBrava" is a...
18 Juli 20241min
"The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment.."
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity.”William Faulkn...
16 Juli 20241min
“It was wrong. It was like arresting the gun for murder.”
“It was wrong. It was like arresting the gun for murder.”From "The Player on the Other Side", by Ellery Queen.Ellery Queen is a pseudonym used by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, wh...
15 Juli 20241min
"Down South is a thousand miles as the crow flies, but I'm no crow."
"Down South is a thousand miles as the crow flies, but I'm no crow."Perry Mason in "The Case of the Velvet Claws", by Erle Stanley Gardner.Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author best k...
14 Juli 20241min
