"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

电影中的沉默可能比任何对话都更有力量。

不公正相对容易忍受；真正刺痛人的是公正。

法学是权利的科学，而权利是命令和禁止的道德力量。

The best architecture is invisible; it is the life within that matters.

没有所谓的应用科学，只有科学的应用。

The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.

我是不是你种的食物，所以我才这么没记性？