--- title: "3 Crime fiction Quotes By Simon Kernick" description: "3 Crime fiction quotes by Simon Kernick. Plus more from Simon Kernick and more Crime fiction sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/simon-kernick-46864_crime-fiction_it-was-the-members-of-the-public-who-did_345385.jpg" --- > [“It was the members of the public who didn't seem to care what was happening on the streets around them, who hurried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/it-was-the-members-of-the-public-who-didn-t-seem-to-care-what-was/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/simon-kernick-46864_crime-fiction_it-was-the-members-of-the-public-who-did_345385.jpg) > [“I came very close to saying no, and I often wonder how things would have turned out if I had. I'm being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/i-came-very-close-to-saying-no-and-i-often-wonder-how-things-would/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/simon-kernick-46864_crime-fiction_i-came-very-close-to-saying-no-and-i-oft_353398.png) > [“Chapter 1 I was sitting in Tina's Sunset Restaurant, watching the outriggers shuffle lazily through the clear waters of Sabang Bay, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/chapter-1-i-was-sitting-in-tina-s-sunset-restaurant-watching-the/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/simon-kernick-46864_business-partner_chapter-1-i-was-sitting-in-tina-s-sunset_682868.png) ## Other authors on Crime fiction - [Steen Langstrup 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime-fiction/steen-langstrup/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-connelly-67004.jpg) Michael Connelly 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime-fiction/michael-connelly/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karin-slaughter-55166.jpg) Karin Slaughter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime-fiction/karin-slaughter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-denise-mina-28668.jpg) Denise Mina 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime-fiction/denise-mina/) ## More by Simon Kernick > [“Dennis, please. I don't know what-" "Shut the fuck up, and stop playing me for an idiot. And secondly, and more importantly, I've unearthed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/dennis-please-i-don-t-know-what-shut-the-fuck-up-and-stop-playing-me/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“It was the members of the public who didn't seem to care what was happening on the streets around them, who hurried on by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/it-was-the-members-of-the-public-who-didn-t-seem-to-care-what-was/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“I came very close to saying no, and I often wonder how things would have turned out if I had. I'm being honest when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/i-came-very-close-to-saying-no-and-i-often-wonder-how-things-would/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“wet with it. In that same moment the room beyond the doorway was”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/wet-with-it-in-that-same-moment-the-room-beyond-the-doorway-was/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“Chapter 1 I was sitting in Tina's Sunset Restaurant, watching the outriggers shuffle lazily through the clear waters of Sabang Bay, when Tomboy took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/chapter-1-i-was-sitting-in-tina-s-sunset-restaurant-watching-the/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [The day it all went wrong for me was 11 August 1989. That was the day I killed a man for the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/the-day-it-all-went-wrong-for-me-was-11-august-1989-that-was-the-day/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“Contrary to popular belief, most detectives couldn't detect a heartbeat on a speed addict, but you never know when you might be up against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/contrary-to-popular-belief-most-detectives-couldn-t-detect-a/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) > [“You're never so alive as when you're on the verge of death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kernick/you-re-never-so-alive-as-when-you-re-on-the-verge-of-death/) [Simon Kernick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kernick/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime-fiction/simon-kernick/#itemlist", "name": "3 Crime fiction Quotes By Simon Kernick", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It was the members of the public who didn't seem to care what was happening on the streets around them, who hurried on by when they saw crimes being committed, too cowardly to intervene. 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