I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story,… — William Peter Blatty 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
“An unmarked cop car carrying Mitch Lawson and Brock Lucas, both detectives with the DPD.” — Kristen Ashley Copy Share Image
I was disappointed, but I kind of knew it was going to be an uphill struggle because of how strong the first… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some detective stories, and I want to do… — Sergio Aragones Copy Share Image
All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is… — Anonymous 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
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
I've intentionally played things very straight with Batman. I didn't want to be too jarring for fans. Zero Year accommodates a bit… — Greg Capullo Copy Share Image
“...for me, being a detective isn’t just about solving a case. It’s about bringing a resolution to all the loose ends, and… — Zechariah Barrett Copy Share Image
In detective stories . . . I alternately identify myself with the murderer and the huntsman-detective, but . . . there are… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
The boy detective thinks, The only thing all men have in common with one another is their inherent capacity to make mistakes.… — Joe Meno Copy Share Image
I know what you're thinking - that anybody with proper sensitive feelings would rather scrub floors for a living. But I should… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“How about the wrong crowd," I said. "You getting in with them?" "Not much luck," Paul said. "I'm trying like hell, but… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
Too many times I see these omnipotent detectives who know everything, who pull up in really slick cars, and their hair's all… — Robson Green Copy Share Image
This element of surprise or mystery — the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called — is of great importance… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
The American Dream is one of the greatest ideas in the history of human achievement . . . It thrives today in… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time with a real detective, a lady detective inspector who was the only female detective inspector in… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
“The detective story, as created by Poe, is something as specialised and as intellectual as a chess problem, whereas the best English… — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
“Being a homicide detective can be the loneliest job in the world. The friends of the victim are upset and in despair,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A detective novel should contain no long descriptive passages, no literary dallying with side-issues, no subtly worked-out character analyses, no 'atmospheric' preoccupations.… — S. S. Van Dine Copy Share Image
Infrareds on little people standing with some big heads, I was Captain Kirk, walkin' with a black t-shirt. LAPD, the nurse asked… — Kool Keith Copy Share Image
I remember in The Conversation, they brought all these coats to me, and they said: Do you want him to look like… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
You seem to have quite a taste for discussing these horrible subjects," she said, rather scornfully; "you ought to have been a… — Mary Elizabeth Braddon Copy Share Image
Women always find you out when you lie. Always. No matter what, they always find out. They're like detectives. — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
Chuckling to herself, Nancy said aloud, "Romance and detective work won't mix tonight! — Carolyn Keene Copy Share Image
I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked. — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
“Because it is my desire. Is that not enough?" [Sherlock Holmes on his raison d'être .]” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
I love facts and figures. It's like following a detective story, piecing together what's going on in the economy. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
You find when you're writing a detective story that you're actually not trying to solve anything. You're trying to stop the reader… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
To be a good detective you must also think like a crook, an immoral, unethical or unlawful person — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
A woman went so far as to hire private detectives to contact me to help bring her out of what she called… — Charley Pride Copy Share Image
The only two kinds of books could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“How different from the cosy world of Rüya's detective novels, where authors never vexed a hero with more signs than he needed.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular belief, most detectives couldn't detect a heartbeat on a speed addict, but you never know when you might be… — Simon Kernick Copy Share Image
I'm a nut for these 'crime reality' shows. Things like 'Forensic Files,' 'Forensic Detectives.' — David Harewood Copy Share Image
The more I hung out with detective squads, the more there was always one guy or two guys or a woman who… — Richard Price Copy Share Image
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