Detective stories keep alive a view of the world which ought to be true. Of course people read them for fun ...… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
For a detective or street police, the only real satisfaction is the work itself; when a cop spends more and more time… — David Simon Copy Share Image
“Jensen looked concerned. "I'm reluctant to delay, but would a later appointment be better?" He glanced over at Vanelli and got an… — Katherine Bayless Copy Share Image
While I was writing poems, I would often divert myself by reading detective novels, I liked them. And there was a period… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
There should be a detective show called "Johnny Monkey," because every week you could have a guy say "I ain't gonna get… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Quotations are powerful tools. Michel de Montaigne, the father of all essayists, observed, 'I quote others only to better express myself.' Intrepid… — Richard Lederer Copy Share Image
Your intent to find a mate sends out 'strands of consciousness' however, composed of desire and intent. Like detectives, these search the… — Seth Copy Share Image
“All that stuff you read about detectives having microphones, guns, and other fancy gadgets in the drawers, is strictly for the cows.… — Saurbh Katyal Copy Share Image
“Así, pues, le dije: —Ya sabes, Tom, que no sirvo ni para limpiarte los zapatos. Pero no importa: Dios todopoderoso nos ha… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It's not possible to search for God using the methods of a detective... There is no way. You can only wait till… — Karel Capek Copy Share Image
I'm convinced we all are voyeurs. It's part of the detective thing. We want to know secrets and we want to know… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I had to wear a fat suit to play Mma Ramotswe in 'The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.' She's described as being… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
Please help keep the world clean: others may wish to use it. Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks detectives do nothing but ask questions.But detectives have souls the same as anyone else… You know, Mrs. Beragon, being a… — Ranald MacDougall Copy Share Image
Bolkenstein, a Minister, was speaking on the Dutch programme from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
I never read detective novels. I started out in graduate school writing a more serious book. Right around that time I read… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant...The fate of the world may depend… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
“...You have any suggestions, make them. I'm in charge but humble. No need to salute when you see me." Fraser said, "Mind… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“He was in conflict with himself. There was no enjoyment in the thought that he had escaped a great danger, and in… — Norbert Jacques Copy Share Image
Who am I that I should urge these missionaries to confess their sins in public, when, for all I know, they may… — Jonathan Goforth Copy Share Image
What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective. Our relationship with truth is fundamental but cracked, refracting confusingly… — Tana French Copy Share Image
One of the joys of this show [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that each of those characters could be starring in… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I often use detective elements in my books. I love detective novels. But I also think science fiction and detective stories are… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
Being a nerd, which is to say going to far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
In adopting the form of the adventure novel, Wells deepened it, raised its intellectual value, and brought into it elements of social… — Yevgeny Zamyatin Copy Share Image
The problem with Maigret is he hasn't got a limp, and he hasn't got a lisp, and he hasn't got a French… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
It was very fortuitous that the show [True Detective] actually spans seventeen years - so as I was getting older on the… — Michelle Monaghan Copy Share Image
I told him about me being a summoner, and what that entailed. At the end of he simply gave a long sigh.… — Diana Rowland Copy Share Image
I found out that detectives are really good dressers. I'm not even exaggerating. The woman I interviewed had these fantastic fuschia suede… — Kristin Lehman Copy Share Image
Professional philosophers are usually only apologists: that is, they are absorbed in defending some vested illusion or some eloquent idea. Like lawyers… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, what captivated me about detective fiction were the puzzles more than the detectives or their enemies. And… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
The detective story itself is in a dilemma. It is a vein which is in danger of being worked out, the demand… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say this?" "When he… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“What is needed is the imagination of the poet and the reasoning power of the mathematician. The thief of "The Purloined Letter"… — Vincent Buranelli Copy Share Image
So, I got into the law enforcement game. I worked for an outfit called Newton Detective Agency for a while. I worked… — Clint Walker 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
Because I'm playing Dirk Gently [ in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency], I'm so fond of Dirk. I really see Dirk's vulnerability,… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
![“One of the joys of this show [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that each of those characters could be starring in their own show. It's only as the show goes on that you realize how they interconnect. They're all moving towards one another inexorably, to meet at a certain point.” quote by Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/062/samuel-barnett-15432_agency_one-of-the-joys-of-this-show-dirk-gently_585917.jpg)
![“It was very fortuitous that the show [True Detective] actually spans seventeen years - so as I was getting older on the show, I was gaining weight. When I'm playing fifty, I'm ten pounds heavier! I don't know if they thought maybe I was method? But it actually worked to my benefit.” quote by Michelle Monaghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d34/michelle-monaghan-9225_benefits_it-was-very-fortuitous-that-the-show-tru_316406.jpg)
![“Because I'm playing Dirk Gently [ in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency], I'm so fond of Dirk. I really see Dirk's vulnerability, and you get that, more and more. You'll start to see a little bit more of Dirk's backstory, why he behaves the way he does, and why he's doing what he's doing. I…” quote by Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/111/samuel-barnett-15432_agency_because-i-m-playing-dirk-gently-in-dirk_2017766.jpg)