Anna Katharine Green

“There is no case so plain, but that it may be twisted into a puzzle, and no puzzle so difficult but that it may be resolved into a simple case.”

“Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing... It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.”

“The detective and the criminal are the two ends of the same line.”

“It is one thing to have a secret, and another to have a secret that is weighing on your mind.”

“Truth is a stubborn thing, and will not be browbeaten.”

“In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.”

“Men are not always what they seem.”

“To the man of criminal mind, the actions of an honest man are a constant puzzle.”

“A woman's intuition is better than a man's. She is a closer observer.”