--- title: "7 Play Detective Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Play Detective quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Play Detective sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/anthony-horowitz-1452_anthony-horowitz_i-had-chosen-to-play-the-detective-and-i_453920.jpg" --- > [“I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-horowitz/i-had-chosen-to-play-the-detective-and-if-there-is-one-thing-that/) [Anthony Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-horowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/anthony-horowitz-1452_anthony-horowitz_i-had-chosen-to-play-the-detective-and-i_453920.jpg) > [If you have to play detective in your relationship, then its time to move on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-have-to-play-detective-in-your-relationship-then-its-time-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/anonymous-1_detective_if-you-have-to-play-detective-in-your-re_489079.jpg) > [I've always wanted to play a detective. Always loved detective shows, right back to 'Columbo', 'The Rockford Files', 'Starsky & Hutch'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ardal-o-hanlon/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-a-detective-always-loved-detective-shows/) [Ardal O'Hanlon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ardal-o-hanlon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/ardal-o-hanlon-8746_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-a-detective-a_923587.jpg) > [I play a detective, very close to myself actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-voight/i-play-a-detective-very-close-to-myself-actually/) [Jon Voight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-voight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/jon-voight-14088_detective_i-play-a-detective-very-close-to-myself_1079179.png) > [Relationship are about Trust. If you have to play Detective, Then it's time to move on..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/relationship-are-about-trust-if-you-have-to-play-detective-then-it-s/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/ritu-ghatourey-5_detective_relationship-are-about-trust-if-you-have_2105401.jpg) > [Relationships are about trust. If you have to play detective, then it's time to move on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/relationships-are-about-trust-if-you-have-to-play-detective-then-it-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/anonymous-1_broken-trust_relationships-are-about-trust-if-you-hav_2693266.jpg) > [I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellroy/i-am-a-writer-i-could-not-afford-to-take-15-months-off-from-my/) [James Ellroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd1/james-ellroy-2967_careers_i-am-a-writer-i-could-not-afford-to-take_2997413.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-detective/#itemlist", "name": "Play Detective Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's their inherent loneliness. The suspects know each other. They may well be family or friends. But the detective is always the outsider. 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