--- title: "1 Arcades Quotes By Peter James" description: "1 Arcades quotes by Peter James. Plus more from Peter James and more Arcades sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/peter-james-11589_arcades_life-s-not-some-slot-machine-in-an-arcad_2470521.png" --- > [Life's not some slot machine in an arcade with a sign that flashes up saying 'I'm sorry, you have been killed. Would you like another go?' But we might get put through the same test each time, get faced with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/life-s-not-some-slot-machine-in-an-arcade-with-a-sign-that-flashes-up/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/peter-james-11589_arcades_life-s-not-some-slot-machine-in-an-arcad_2470521.png) ## More by Peter James > [We're full of electricity, and the walls and floor of a building contain carbon - the same makeup as a video tape - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/we-re-full-of-electricity-and-the-walls-and-floor-of-a-building/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“banshee continued, mixed with terrified”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/banshee-continued-mixed-with-terrified/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [I like dogs. Dogs don't judge people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/i-like-dogs-dogs-don-t-judge-people/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“The world is a dangerous place (...) There will always be blurred boundaries. There are plenty of good bad guys and bad good guys.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/the-world-is-a-dangerous-place-there-will-always-be-blurred/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/almost-every-officer-is-going-to-put-their-life-on-the-line-at-some/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“banks, Cyber Scan fast scan and search – including all mobile frequencies. Scanning and search speed is 45 channels or increments”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/banks-cyber-scan-fast-scan-and-search-including-all-mobile/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“All men lie. That's how they operate. if you want a longterm relationship with a man you've got to understand it's going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/all-men-lie-that-s-how-they-operate-if-you-want-a-longterm/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“Sure you’re not going to miss it, Roy?’ ‘I’ll miss the camaraderie, but not the politics. Too much of that, these days. Know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/sure-you-re-not-going-to-miss-it-roy-i-ll-miss-the-camaraderie-but/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“Folks called this city Tinseltown because so much here was a glittery illusion where, like the facelifts of fading stars, nothing was permanent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/folks-called-this-city-tinseltown-because-so-much-here-was-a-glittery/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [I travel abroad constantly on book promotion and research, and the Internet is invaluable to me for accessing U.K. news in places such as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/i-travel-abroad-constantly-on-book-promotion-and-research-and-the/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [My day starts with Radio 4's Today live or 'listen again' wherever I am in the world, thanks to digital radio - I even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/my-day-starts-with-radio-4-s-today-live-or-listen-again-wherever-i-am/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [“I'm sure that's when you really know you are happy - when you wake up wanting to embrace your future, rather than trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/i-m-sure-that-s-when-you-really-know-you-are-happy-when-you-wake-up/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [Most good police officers are very open-minded. The bad ones are the ones who are close-minded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/most-good-police-officers-are-very-open-minded-the-bad-ones-are-the/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [Obviously I don't have whatever it is you need to be a successful writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/obviously-i-don-t-have-whatever-it-is-you-need-to-be-a-successful/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) > [There's no question that ghosts exist. The big question for me is whether ghosts are simply electronic imprints left in the walls or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james/there-s-no-question-that-ghosts-exist-the-big-question-for-me-is/) [Peter James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arcades/peter-james/#itemlist", "name": "1 Arcades Quotes By Peter James", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life's not some slot machine in an arcade with a sign that flashes up saying 'I'm sorry, you have been killed. Would you like another go?' 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