Quotes by Edgar Wallace

“dead!” She burst into a fresh storm of sobs. Jimmy left it to the local C.I.D. to watch the house. “Though I do not expect we shall catch the birds,” he said, “for either the boy or the woman will communicate with them”

“His language was, as I say, under great provocation, violent and unusual. He had a trick of using words which never were on land or sea, and illustrating his instruction or his admonition with the quaintest phraseology.””

“...mankind is not perfect, less perfect is womankind, and least perfect is that section of mankind which employs servants.””

“I should prefer being thrown to the demnition ducks and drakes," he said moodily.””

“You see you left a little thumb print, and we are rather whales on thumb prints at Scotland Yard, Fisher.””

“I sent for you, Mansus, because I suffer from the illusion that you have more brains than most of the people in my department, and that's not saying much.””

“He is very rich, has no relations, and has a passion for power." "Then he'll be hung," said the Chief, rising. "I doubt it," said the other, "people with lots of money seldom get hung. You only get hung for wanting money.””

“Listen," said T. X., grasping an ivory paperknife savagely in his hand and tapping his blotting-pad to emphasize his words, "you're a pie!””

“London waited, waited in patience, orderly, content to stare steadfastly at nothing, deriving no satisfaction for their weakness but the sense of being as near as it was humanly possible to be to the scene of a tragedy.””

“Moreover, Ray prided himself upon that confusion of standards which is called "broad-mindedness.””

“out by the Mail's proprietor Alfred Harmsworth,””