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# John Paxton

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John Paxton was an American screenwriter.

##  Quotes by John Paxton

> [“No, it wasn't an accident, I didn't say that. It was carefully planned, down to the tiniest mechanical and emotional detail. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paxton/no-it-wasn-t-an-accident-i-didn-t-say-that-it-was-carefully-planned/)

[John Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paxton/)

[Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/)

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> [My second husband was an American. We traveled all over the world and everywhere we went he would say to people, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paxton/my-second-husband-was-an-american-we-traveled-all-over-the-world-and/)

[John Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paxton/)

[Marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/john-paxton-86163_marriage_my-second-husband-was-an-american-we-tra_1162969.jpg)

> [I've always credited the private detective with a high degree of omniscience. Or is that only true in rental fiction?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paxton/i-ve-always-credited-the-private-detective-with-a-high-degree-of/)

[John Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paxton/)

[Great saying by great authors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-saying-by-great-authors/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/john-paxton-86163_great-saying-by-grea_i-ve-always-credited-the-private-detecti_1786209.jpg)

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