3 Quotes by S. S. Van Dine

Only, as long as we’re going insane we may as well go the whole way. A mere shred of sanity is of no value.

Of all the criminal cases in which Philo Vance participated as unofficial investigator, the most sinister, the most bizarre, the seemingly most incomprehensible, and certainly the most terrifying was the one that followed the famous Greene murders.

Giving full rein to one’s cynicism as one goes along produces a normal outlet and maintains an emotional equilibrium.