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Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27) QUOTES

Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27) QUOTES

1 " I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion. "

― Rex Stout , Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27)

2 " He announced aggressively, 'I want to see Archie Goodwin.'
'You are.'
'I are what?'
'Seeing Archie Goodwin. Who am I seeing?'
'Oh, a wise guy.'
We were off to a bad start, but we got it straightened out that he meant that I was a wise guy, not that I was seeing one... "

― Rex Stout , Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27)

3 " Wolfe's head moved. 'You've seen that play, Archie?'
'Yes, sir. I would say a quarter to ten, maybe twenty to."
'Have you seen it, Saul?'
'Yes, sir. Twenty to ten.'
'You know that?'
'Yes, sir. Just my habit of noticing things.'
'Don't disparage it. The more you put in a brain, the more it will hold--if you have one... "

― Rex Stout , Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27)

4 " The more you put in a brain, the more it will hold—if you have one. "

― Rex Stout , Might as Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe, #27)