Fergus Hume > Quotes

“I was not myself on that night. The wine was in and the wit was out.”
― Fergus Hume, The Silent House

“I agree with Heine's remark, that if the Romans had been forced to learn it (Latin) they would not have found time to conquer the world.”
― Fergus Hume

“Young men of the present day are prone to disparage their womenkind; but a poor thing is the man, who in time of trouble has no woman to stand by him with cheering words and loving comfort”
― Fergus Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

“Notwithstanding this, the present publishers have the best of reasons for believing, that there are thousands of persons whom the book has never reached.”
― Fergus Hume, FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume: 21 Victorian detective tales of London crime, betrayal, and historical suspense

“South Africa. Negotiations”
― Fergus Hume, A Traitor in London

“Young men, not bein' old men," she replied, cautiously, "and sinners not bein' saints, it's not nattral as latch-keys should be made for ornament instead of use, and Mr. Fitzgerald bein' one of the 'andsomest men in Melbourne, it ain't to be expected as 'e should let 'is latch-key git rusty, tho' 'avin' a good moral character, 'e uses it with moderation.”
― Fergus Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

“Raki is bad enough, but it's nectar compared with pulque.”
― Fergus Hume, The Harlequin Opal: A Romance

“Diplomacy," said Calton, to one young aspirant for legal honours, "is the oil we cast on the troubled waters of social, professional, and political life; and if you can, by a little tact, manage mankind, you are pretty certain to get on in this world.”
― Fergus Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

“Whatever you do, don’t go on to the beaches at dusk,” was all he said. Then he vanished.”
― Fergus Hume, The Dancer In Red and other Stories