“Among the extremely diverse books lumped together as 'mysteries,' I shall try to judge each fairly according to the best standards of the type which the author intended to produce.”
Quotes by Anthony Boucher
“It was so completely obvious, and yet what proof was there? It was, Martin thought, like the rabbit which the Hindus see in the moon. It is next to impossible to make people see it; but once they have recognized it, they will never see a face or a man or a woman there again. It is obvious that there is a rabbit in the moon; but obviousness seems too often unsusceptible of proof. The Case of the Seven of Calvary”
“…We have not fully deciphered his language but I have, as instructed, been keeping full phonetic transcriptions of his every remark. Trubaz has calculated psychologically that the meaning of this remark to be: “Ministers of the Great one, be gracious to me.” The phonetic transcription is as follows: AND THEY TALK ABOUT PINK ELEPHANTS!”
Anthony BoucherWilliam Anthony Parker White, known by his pen name Anthony Boucher, was a prominent American author, critic, and editor whose contributions to the mystery and science fiction genres left a lasting im...