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Rex Stout was an American writer renowned for his detective novels. His works, featuring the character of Nero Wolfe, have won the hearts of many readers. Stout's writing career spanned half a century, and his contributions had a profound impact on the genre of detective fiction.

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“Every book takes me from 35 to 41 days to write. I don't know why that is. I've tried to get it down to 30 or 31, depending on the length of the month, but it won't work. I don't drink while I'm writing because it fuddles my logical processes, but when I finish a book I go down to the kitchen and pour myself a big belt.”

Knows Writing Book Bigs Process Months Drink Kitchen Length Logical Take Me Belts

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“I try to know what I need to know. I make sure to know what I want to know. (Nero Wolfe)”

Knows Want Needs Trying Nero

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“No man should tell a lie unless he is shrewd enough to recognize the time for renouncing it, if and when it comes, and knows how to renounce it gracefully.”

Ifs Knows Men Should Enough Lying Know How Renounce Ifs And

Book:Before Midnight

Source: Before Midnight

“The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.”

People Ifs Knows Want Years Stills I Can Book

Author:Rex Stout

About the Author

Born: December 1, 1886
Died: October 27, 1975
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 99

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