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What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing. But the indulgent, 800-page books that were written a hundred years ago are just not going to be written anymore, and people need to get used to that.

The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings in the tepid events when a convention is now essentially a human drama and only that.

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.

It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.

You know the thing that interests me about 'Unsolved Mysteries?' It's because there are people out there, people who know something, who may have the one final clue.

I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them.

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.