Quotes about Crime

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In this book we paint an unprecedented portrait of Britain’s first ‘false memory’ retraction and show that, like other ‘ — Beatrix Campbell, Stolen Voices: The People And Politics Behind The Campaign To Discredit Childhood Testimony
I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuad — Anthony Horowitz, The House of Silk
POVERTY CRIME When you push peopleInto the throes of povertyThey tend to think their value lowAnd so do they yours They — Dauglas Dauglas, Roses in the Rainbow
The prisoner of doubt ends his stint [through suicide], released to the custody of that final question mark which punctu — Dan Garfat-Pratt, Citations: A Brief Anthology
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles
The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive. — Arthur Conan Doyle
We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody threw the girl off the bridge. — John D. MacDonald, Darker Than Amber
Flowers are fragile and ephemeral...Even if you meant to protect them with a surrounding fence from wind and rain, they — Gosho Aoyama
When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts i — James Crumley, The Last Good Kiss
Just calm down and think, sir. Think. Where is your wife? — Stefania Mattana, Into the Killer Sphere
Chase rushed after her in pursuit. The woman lost one of her high-heeled shoes and Chase took advantage of her lack of b — Stefania Mattana, Into the Killer Sphere
Chase stooped to inspect it. Angelo handed him a latex glove, which took Chase three attempts to pull on before tearing — Stefania Mattana, Into the Killer Sphere
I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning jar. Later we'd use the matches to — Ed Lynskey, Lake Charles
She believed not in divine salvation but in the proposition that we poor mortals are fully capable of saving ourselves, — Jeffery Deaver, Roadside Crosses
Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to carry on that counts.Winston Churchill — H.A. Corby
My mother believed in all superstitions, plus she made some up. — Donald E. Westlake
Be careful what you say...you might end up in my next book! — Michele Lynn Seigfried, Red Tape
You can't jump for the stars if your feet hurt. And when you get where you're going, you darn well better look great! — Dan Brown, Digital Fortress
Trap is a four-letter word, and like so many four-letter words it can mean something entirely else.--Hugo Anstead — Jennifer A. Girardin, The French De Ception
Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow - James Matthew Barrie — John Charles Harman