--- title: "4 Detective Quotes By Lily Gardner" description: "4 Detective quotes by Lily Gardner. Plus more from Lily Gardner and more Detective sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/lily-gardner-74019_detective_that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-w_1746024.jpg" --- > [“that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-were-those-of-scarcity/) Lily Gardner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/lily-gardner-74019_detective_that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-w_1746024.jpg) > [“about Tommy, you went through your whole life craving these little pockets of time and missing them for more time than you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole-life-craving-these-little/) Lily Gardner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/lily-gardner-74019_craving_about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole_2334207.jpg) > [“There were men in their fifties, men who take a stab at fitness, men who try. They may not look young, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/there-were-men-in-their-fifties-men-who-take-a-stab-at-fitness-men/) Lily Gardner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/lily-gardner-74019_detective_there-were-men-in-their-fifties-men-who_2673379.jpg) > [“The Land of Civilian was a dry bitter place where you sat in your car staring at drawn curtains and closed doors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/the-land-of-civilian-was-a-dry-bitter-place-where-you-sat-in-your-car/) Lily Gardner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/lily-gardner-74019_closed-door_the-land-of-civilian-was-a-dry-bitter-pl_2829250.jpg) ## Other authors on Detective - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-abramelin-keldor-26264.jpg) Abramelin Keldor 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/abramelin-keldor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-raymond-chandler-77612.jpg) Raymond Chandler 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/raymond-chandler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nic-pizzolatto-70978.jpg) Nic Pizzolatto 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/nic-pizzolatto/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-agatha-christie-9726.jpg) Agatha Christie 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/agatha-christie/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-cary-fukunaga-2753.jpg) Cary Fukunaga 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/cary-fukunaga/) - [Kendric Neal 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/kendric-neal/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-conan-doyle-14897.jpg) Arthur Conan Doyle 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/arthur-conan-doyle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-bradley-10266.jpg) Alan Bradley 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/alan-bradley/) ## More by Lily Gardner > [“that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-were-those-of-scarcity/) Lily Gardner > [“about Tommy, you went through your whole life craving these little pockets of time and missing them for more time than you had them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole-life-craving-these-little/) Lily Gardner > [“There were men in their fifties, men who take a stab at fitness, men who try. They may not look young, but they still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/there-were-men-in-their-fifties-men-who-take-a-stab-at-fitness-men/) Lily Gardner > [“The Land of Civilian was a dry bitter place where you sat in your car staring at drawn curtains and closed doors for hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/the-land-of-civilian-was-a-dry-bitter-place-where-you-sat-in-your-car/) Lily Gardner ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detective/lily-gardner/#itemlist", "name": "4 Detective Quotes By Lily Gardner", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lily Gardner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-were-those-of-scarcity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/lily-gardner-74019_detective_that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-w_1746024.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/lily-gardner-74019_detective_that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-w_1746024.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/lily-gardner-74019_detective_that-was-the-thing-about-luck-its-laws-w_1746024.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.” — Lily Gardner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“about Tommy, you went through your whole life craving these little pockets of time and missing them for more time than you had them.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lily Gardner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gardner/about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole-life-craving-these-little/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/lily-gardner-74019_craving_about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole_2334207.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/lily-gardner-74019_craving_about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole_2334207.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/lily-gardner-74019_craving_about-tommy-you-went-through-your-whole_2334207.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“about Tommy, you went through your whole life craving these little pockets of time and missing them for more…” — Lily Gardner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There were men in their fifties, men who take a stab at fitness, men who try. 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