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> [You shoot another guy—well, okay, this is Baltimore. You shoot three guys, it’s time to admit you have a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/you-shoot-another-guy-well-okay-this-is-baltimore-you-shoot-three/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/david-simon-3189_baltimore_you-shoot-another-guy-well-okay-this-is_1393529.png)

> [“West Baltimore. You sit on your stoop, you drink Colt 45 from a brown paper bag and you watch the radio car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/west-baltimore-you-sit-on-your-stoop-you-drink-colt-45-from-a-brown/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/883/david-simon-3189_around-the-corner_west-baltimore-you-sit-on-your-stoop-you_1744569.jpg)

> [“you believe a little shithead like this is able to stay on the run for so long?” McLarney declares, returning from yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/you-believe-a-little-shithead-like-this-is-able-to-stay-on-the-run/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

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## Other authors on Bullet

## More by David Simon

> [If I had to guess and put a name on it, I'd say that at some point, the drug war was as much a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/if-i-had-to-guess-and-put-a-name-on-it-i-d-say-that-at-some-point-the/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [It is your birthright to live a life abundant in love. Make the commitment today to open your heart and let your love flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/it-is-your-birthright-to-live-a-life-abundant-in-love-make-the/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [“If the case isn't plea bargained, dismissed or placed on the inactive docket for an indefinite period of time, if by some perverse twist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/if-the-case-isn-t-plea-bargained-dismissed-or-placed-on-the-inactive/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [Boiled down to its core, the truth is always a simple, solid thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/boiled-down-to-its-core-the-truth-is-always-a-simple-solid-thing/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [When we spend time in silence, we can hear the voice of our soul whispering its sacred message and encouraging us to make choices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/when-we-spend-time-in-silence-we-can-hear-the-voice-of-our-soul/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [You have the capacity to change the plot line of your life, even if you've been acting from the same script since before you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/you-have-the-capacity-to-change-the-plot-line-of-your-life-even-if/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [Healing is the process of reestablishing the integration between body, mind, and spirit, creating opportunities for the return of the memory of wholeness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/healing-is-the-process-of-reestablishing-the-integration-between-body/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [Authenticity is an alignment between your beliefs, your desires and your choices in the world. Desires change throughout the course of a life, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/authenticity-is-an-alignment-between-your-beliefs-your-desires-and/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/one-of-the-sad-things-about-contemporary-journalism-is-that-it/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [Awakening into love is a lifelong path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/awakening-into-love-is-a-lifelong-path/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [“Everyone lies. Murderers lie because they have to; witnesses and other participants lie because they think they have to; everyone else lies for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/everyone-lies-murderers-lie-because-they-have-to-witnesses-and-other/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [The drug war is a holocaust in slow motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/the-drug-war-is-a-holocaust-in-slow-motion/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [Lawrence Gilliard Jr. is a fine actor and I've always felt some residual guilt that we killed him so early in The Wire. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/lawrence-gilliard-jr-is-a-fine-actor-and-i-ve-always-felt-some/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [“A man got to have a code. --The Wire”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/a-man-got-to-have-a-code-the-wire/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

> [What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/what-drugs-have-not-destroyed-the-war-on-them-has/)

[David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/)

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