"Must I again remind you, Archie, of the reaction you would have got if you had asked Velasquez to explain why Aesop's…"

"Where's my beer?"

"I am nobody's friend. How much can you pay?"

"This is a pleasant surprise, Archie. I would not have believed it. That of course is the advantage of being a pessimi…"

"I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for od…"

"Compose yourself, Archie. Why taunt me? Why upbraid me? I am merely a genius, not a god. A genius may discover the hi…"

"Remember that those of us who are both civilized and prudent commit our murders only under the complicated rules whic…"

"You stick to it, Archie, like a leech to an udder."

"I'm not trying to pick a quarrel, sir. Hell no. I'm just breaking under the strain of trying to figure out a third wa…"

"If I were to begin borrowing money I would end by devising means of persuading the Secretary of the Treasury to lend …"