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> [“You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing, Strike”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/you-ought-to-give-up-detecting-and-try-fantasy-writing-strike/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

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> [“Ridiculous," he said breathlessly. "You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/ridiculous-he-said-breathlessly-you-ought-to-give-up-detecting-and/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

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## More by Robert Galbraith

> [“Instinct was clawing at him like an importuning dog.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/instinct-was-clawing-at-him-like-an-importuning-dog/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“Hard to remember these days that there was a time you had to wait for the ink and paper reviews to see your work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/hard-to-remember-these-days-that-there-was-a-time-you-had-to-wait-for/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“it was weird. Would you believe it if some supermodel called you up and told you she was your sister?’ Strike thought of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/it-was-weird-would-you-believe-it-if-some-supermodel-called-you-up/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“Strike was used to playing archaeologist among the ruins of people’s traumatised memories;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/strike-was-used-to-playing-archaeologist-among-the-ruins-of-people-s/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“The model? Whoa.' But Spanner's interest in human beings, even when dead or famous, was still secondary to his fondness for rare comics, technological…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/the-model-whoa-but-spanner-s-interest-in-human-beings-even-when-dead/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“The whole world's writing novels, but nobody's reading them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/the-whole-world-s-writing-novels-but-nobody-s-reading-them/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“Looking like a rake with two plastic tangerines tied to it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/looking-like-a-rake-with-two-plastic-tangerines-tied-to-it/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“so he sat smoking on the sofa with the lower trouser leg hanging empty towards the floor, lost in thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/so-he-sat-smoking-on-the-sofa-with-the-lower-trouser-leg-hanging/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“People liked to talk; there were very few exceptions, the question was how you made them do it. Some were amenable to alcohol; others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/people-liked-to-talk-there-were-very-few-exceptions-the-question-was/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“Can I ask who you are, sir?" "Yeah, I expect so," said Strike, walking past him and ringing the doorbell. Anstis's dinner invitation notwithstanding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/can-i-ask-who-you-are-sir-yeah-i-expect-so-said-strike-walking-past/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“With the invention of the internet, any subliterate cretin can be Michiko Kakutani.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/with-the-invention-of-the-internet-any-subliterate-cretin-can-be/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“She is a woman of an excellent assurance, and an extraordinary happy wit, and tongue. Ben Jonson, Epicoene, or The Silent Woman”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/she-is-a-woman-of-an-excellent-assurance-and-an-extraordinary-happy/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“Forever encased in the amber of a writer's prose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/forever-encased-in-the-amber-of-a-writer-s-prose/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/writers-are-a-savage-breed-mr-strike-if-you-want-life-long-friendship/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

> [“mythomania, her need to provoke, to taunt, to test.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-galbraith/mythomania-her-need-to-provoke-to-taunt-to-test/)

[Robert Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-galbraith/)

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