Featuring the Saint Quotes

“Because I think Miles Hallin is a man in terror. Once, he yielded to his fear, and after that his fear became the keynote of his life, which a fear will become if you yield to it. And he found another fear—the fear of being found out. He was afraid of his own legend. He had to bolster it up, he had to pile miracle upon miracle—only to make one miracle seem possible. He had to risk losing his life in order to save”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint

“I have tried to exploit a mutation which you might call the “whatisit.” I think it was G. K. Chesterton who first claimed in a loud voice that the short story was the only satisfactory length for a whodunit, because beyond that length it was exasperating to have to contend with an entire cast of characters with masks on, clad in deceptive raiment, speaking with disguised voices in studied ambiguities, and generally attempting to give false impressions, whatever their true characters might be, entirely for the selfish purposes of the author.”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint

“To have attempted to bribe the Army to support a revolution would have been treason, and rightly resented by all patriotic citizens, but to signalise the advent of the new Constitution by a bonus in cash to the Army is an act of grace and generosity, and will be rightly appreciated.”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint

“Carajo!” he screamed. “Imbecile, dost thou not know whom thou hast let slip through thy beastly fingers?”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint

“wonder what that blackguard Shannet is doin’?” he said. “I only hope he hasn’t missed the news by takin’ a thrip to the concession. It’d be unlucky for us if he had.”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint

“To those about to marry,”
― Leslie Charteris, Featuring the Saint