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> [“I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's their inherent loneliness. The suspects know each other. They may well be family or friends. But the detective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-horowitz/i-had-chosen-to-play-the-detective-and-if-there-is-one-thing-that/)

[Anthony Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-horowitz/)

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