Murder by the Book Quotes

“If you like Anglo-Saxon, I belched. If you fancy Latin, I eructed. No matter which, I had known that Wolfe and Inspector Cramer would have to put up with it that evening, because that is always a part of my reaction to sauerkraut. I don’t glory in it or go for a record, but neither do I fight it back. I want to be liked just for myself.”
― Rex Stout, Murder by the Book

“I’m not a prude,” Wellman insisted manfully, “but I don’t know those young women. I know this is New York, but some of them may be virgins.” “Absolutely possible,” I agreed.”
― Rex Stout, Murder by the Book

“He looks skinny,” Fritz told Wolfe. Fritz is convinced that without him we would both starve to death in a week.”
― Rex Stout, Murder by the Book

“It takes a gross of at least ten thousand a month to get by.”
― Rex Stout, Murder by the Book

“If you like Anglo-Saxon, I belched. If you fancy Latin, I eructed.”
― Rex Stout, Murder by the Book