Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It's been a while since I've had sex. I figured it was just like riding a bike, the only difference is that… — Beatrice Stark Girl Detective Copy Share Image
Crime makes for great drama and it's interesting because it delves into the darker side of us. Those kind of stories go… — Mark Bonnar Copy Share Image
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story. — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
When I started on 'The West Wing,' that was at a time when this was still a stigma, because movie stars didn't… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars,… — Theo James Copy Share Image
I used to work as a private detective years and years ago. And my boss gave me this one very simple piece… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
“Just making the cement now, only takes five minutes." "I did it in four once," Pauly whispered boastfully to Johnny, "but if… — Clare Havens Copy Share Image
It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
I could never be anyone I've played. I am so not a detective; I can barely get 200 yards from A to… — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
“Some girls work in shops or sell flowers. Some girls find husbands and play house. I assist a mad detective in investigating… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“must explain Henry early, to avoid disappointment. If I simply said he was a detective, and let it go at that, I… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“Kind of like CSI investigating a social error—Here’s the corpse of the situation, what do you think killed it?—with the hope of… — Dani Harper Copy Share Image
“I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me. He was a marvellous little… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
'Heavenly Creatures' was really the idea of Fran Walsh. It was a very famous New Zealand murder case, but not one that… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
That's all the Joker is. It's Batman without love. The Riddler is the opposite of that. It's the detective in him. — Tom King Copy Share Image
When wearing a trench coat, you're allowed to act like Humphrey Bogart when he was detective Sam Spade. — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
When we saw 'The Knick' or 'True Detective,' they had very distinct scores that were doing very distinct things. — Matt Duffer Copy Share Image
There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“It is just like one of those ridiculous paperbacks where some amateur with no apparent connection to the forces of law and order… — Claire Ingrams Copy Share Image
There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
If Sherlock Holmes can survive the Reichenbach Falls, then surely we have not seen the last of Detective Sergeant John Munch. — Richard Belzer Copy Share Image
“You're a cop aren't you? A private detective. Isn't that the same thing? The cops guarantee order. All I do is uncover… — Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Copy Share Image
“Fool. He's as bad as Watson, trying to throw himself in harm's way for the sake of the Great Detective.” — Emma Jane Holloway Copy Share Image
make no mistake about it, the detective-story is part of the literature of escape, and not of expression. — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“Sevarin had been dismissive about the chance of finding out anything useful from the cops, but when it came to getting information,… — sarah zettel Copy Share Image
“I'd like to give these detective story writers a course of routine work. They'd soon learn how most things are untraceable and… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
We could certainly use a detective. And I've got to hand it to you, Nancy - you sure can keep your head. — Carolyn Keene Copy Share Image
I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I played a homosexual bodyguard in 'The Last Detective,' and that was quite a pleasure to do something slightly different. I was… — Dave Legeno Copy Share Image
The great thing about detective stories, in particular, the case can always be interesting as well as the characters. — Shane Black Copy Share Image
With the Great Detective, to think was to act, and to act was to think. Frequently he could do both together. — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
“Firstly,” Jackaby said with a sigh, “a ‘proper detective’ is about the last thing a good detective wants to look like, most… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“The criminal mind is perverted and convoluted but almost invariably unimaginative,'he said as Molly came out in a fluster” — M.R.C. Kasasian Copy Share Image
Sue Grafton's 'A Is for Alibi', the 1982 novel that introduced the world to private detective Kinsey Millhone, wasn't seen as the… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I loved 'True Detective' so much in Season 1, and then when the Season 2 monstrosity came around, I was like, 'What… — David Harbour Copy Share Image
These detective series on TV always end at precisely the right moment-after the criminal is arrested and before the court turns him… — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
