Everything in a story should be credible.
Rex Stout

I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing.
Rex Stout

I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.
Rex Stout

To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on his rational process. That I don't believe at all.
Rex Stout

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.
Rex Stout

If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story.
Rex Stout

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is extremely important to suspend disbelief on that. If you don't, the story is spoiled.
Rex Stout