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> [“Why did Fred Hugi, a private man, a loner, choose to be a courtroom lawyer in the first place? He detested publicity. Unlike many prosecuting attorneys who use publicity as a stepping stone to build a private practice, Hugi had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/why-did-fred-hugi-a-private-man-a-loner-choose-to-be-a-courtroom/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

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## More by Ann Rule

> [“The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose’s scent is bitterness To him that loved the rose. —Francis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/the-fairest-things-have-fleetest-end-their-scent-survives-their-close/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“The whole four to five weeks that we've been here in this courtroom has been for one reason. And that is because Theodore Robert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/the-whole-four-to-five-weeks-that-we-ve-been-here-in-this-courtroom/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [I always want to give the victim a voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/i-always-want-to-give-the-victim-a-voice/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“Why did Fred Hugi, a private man, a loner, choose to be a courtroom lawyer in the first place? He detested publicity. Unlike many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/why-did-fred-hugi-a-private-man-a-loner-choose-to-be-a-courtroom/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [I always say that bad women are fewer than men, but when you get one, they're fascinating because they're so rotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/i-always-say-that-bad-women-are-fewer-than-men-but-when-you-get-one/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [The why of murder always fascinates me so much more than the how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/the-why-of-murder-always-fascinates-me-so-much-more-than-the-how/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/try-to-open-up-your-mind-a-little-and-move-away-from-rigid-opinions/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/lazy-people-tend-not-to-take-chances-but-express-themselves-by/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [I'm publicizing the book that's done. I'm writing the book that's in the hopper, and I'm doing a little advance research on the book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/i-m-publicizing-the-book-that-s-done-i-m-writing-the-book-that-s-in/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“I ended that letter, 'There is nothing in this life that is a complete tragedy - nothing - try to remember that.' Looking back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/i-ended-that-letter-there-is-nothing-in-this-life-that-is-a-complete/)

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> [“Yet, in reality, Ted loved things more than he loved people. He could find life in an abandoned bicycle or an old car, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/yet-in-reality-ted-loved-things-more-than-he-loved-people-he-could/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [Some writers hate to go to trials, but I love trials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/some-writers-hate-to-go-to-trials-but-i-love-trials/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“. . .three percent of all males are deemed to be antisocial and without conscience, while only one percent of females seem to lack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/three-percent-of-all-males-are-deemed-to-be-antisocial-and-without/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“Dr. Benjamin Spock, who worked in a veterans’ hospital dealing with emotional illnesses during World War II, commented at the time that there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/dr-benjamin-spock-who-worked-in-a-veterans-hospital-dealing-with/)

[Ann Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-rule/)

> [“And that's when we knew we had been right all along: Our parents and teachers couldn't have warned us about this beast, Ted Bundy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-rule/and-that-s-when-we-knew-we-had-been-right-all-along-our-parents-and/)

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