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> [I don't believe that murders can be "solved." I think that this is the big lie of the mystery novel, that you should close the book and feel that the world is back in order and everything's all right. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-don-t-believe-that-murders-can-be-solved-i-think-that-this-is-the/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

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## More by George Pelecanos

> [I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-want-to-be-read-when-you-write-a-tv-show-like-the-wire-you-ve-got/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I'm more apt to shed a tear than my wife about family matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-m-more-apt-to-shed-a-tear-than-my-wife-about-family-matters/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [People like to talk to me. I don't know why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/people-like-to-talk-to-me-i-don-t-know-why/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I'm a very sentimental, emotional person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-m-a-very-sentimental-emotional-person/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [My goal is to get a real film industry started in Washington. An actual one, not where features come to town and shoot second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/my-goal-is-to-get-a-real-film-industry-started-in-washington-an/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-do-have-shout-outs-to-bands-and-musicians-i-like-in-my-books-but/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [“And Constantine thought: So this is how it is, at the end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/and-constantine-thought-so-this-is-how-it-is-at-the-end/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I never took a writing class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-never-took-a-writing-class/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I've just been very interested in the living side of Washington, rather than the federal side, since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-ve-just-been-very-interested-in-the-living-side-of-washington/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I can't relax. I don't have any hobbies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-can-t-relax-i-don-t-have-any-hobbies/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I've seen firsthand how books can change people's lives. It happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-ve-seen-firsthand-how-books-can-change-people-s-lives-it-happened/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I was a movie freak before I was a book lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-was-a-movie-freak-before-i-was-a-book-lover/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [Is there a more violent book than the Bible?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/is-there-a-more-violent-book-than-the-bible/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific in WW II. He was a very tough guy, but after the war, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/my-father-was-a-marine-who-fought-in-the-pacific-in-ww-ii-he-was-a/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [But when I do book signings and personal appearances, the audiences are mostly white. Growing up here, I expected that and understand it. Black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/but-when-i-do-book-signings-and-personal-appearances-the-audiences/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

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