Meet the Tiger

“The painter pondered the mournful puzzle of life demanding to be born and, once born, demanding to be fruitful ... to multiply and to live as long as possible”

— Leslie Charteris

“The world could do with a good deal more mess, if you ask me," he said.””

— Leslie Charteris

“Thank you, sir," said the hostess. "Your city thanks you; your country thanks you; your planet thanks you. But the deepest thanks of all is from future generations.””

— Leslie Charteris

“To be or not to be" was the telephone number of the municipal gas chambers of the Federal Bureau of Termination.””

— Leslie Charteris

“The painter's face curdled with scorn "You think I'm proud of this daub?" he said. "You think this is my idea of what life looks like?""What's your idea of what life looks like?" said the orderly. The painter gestured at a foul dropcloth. "There's a good picture of it," he said. "Frame that, and you'll have a picture a damn sight more honest than this one.””

— Leslie Charteris

“Everything was perfectly swell. There were no prisons, no slums, no insane asylums, no cripples, no poverty, no wars. All diseases were conquered. So was old age. Death, barring accidents, was an adventure for volunteers. The population of the United States was stabilized at forty-million souls.””

— Leslie Charteris

“And then he shot himself, making room for all three of his children.””

— Leslie Charteris

“The number was: "2 B R 0 2 B.””

— Leslie Charteris

“The population of the United States was stabilized at forty-million souls.””

— Leslie Charteris