TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: EPIGRAPHS 
Clue: For "The Razor's Edge", he chose the apt "The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over"

SOLUTION: somerset maugham

PROBLEM: Category: -OLOGIES 
Clue: From the Greek for "growing in", it studies the development of organisms in their earliest stages before birth

SOLUTION: embryology

PROBLEM: Category: COPPING OUT ON TV 
Clue: Just one more thing, sir ... the first run of this Peter Falk detective show played on NBC from 1971 to 1977

SOLUTION:
columbo