"The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds."

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Source : Quoted in Dorothy L. Sayers, The Omnibus of Crime (1929)

Philip Guedalla

#Mind Quotes #Detectives Quotes #Normal Quotes

“Each day, I would feel new wisdom and new intuition and I would follow that. Most everything I was doing was coming from that voice in my heart, which was affirmed by the ancient texts.”
“Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy.”
“Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.”

Source : David A. Durfee, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) (1970). “William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841: John Tyler, 1790-1862; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns
“I believe all complicated phenomena can be explained by simpler scientific principles.”
“Stay small and control it yourself.”
“I always have mini bottles of Unbreakable, the fragrance I did with my husband. I'm Armenian, so I'm oily and always have blotting papers.”
“[Slogan of her 'Trouble Bureau' for needy artists and musicians:] Happiness is a change of trouble.”
“In hell, the Devil is God.”

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