“I'm not a collector. I don't keep letters, or books, or souvenirs. But I do keep one copy of each translation of my books into a foreign language. Have you ever seen a murder story printed in Singhalese? Wow!”
Life, "Author Rex Stout vs. the F.B.I."
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Rex Stout 30
American writer 1886–1975Related quotes

“If you only ever read one book in your life… I highly recommend you keep your mouth shut.”
Attention Scum! (2001), How To Live (2005)

Regarding producing his books; as quoted in "Disdeinen" https://archive.is/Nsa8X (13 October 2009).
“If you only ever read one book in your life I highly recommend… keeping your f***ing mouth shut.”
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Cut It Out (2004)

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934), A Cold Day

On the Book of Mormon, Roughing It (published 1872), pp. 58-59
Roughing It (1872)