Murder Quotes

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Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?" says Peeta. "It costs everything you are. — Suzanne Collins
Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral. — Khalil Gibran
The second death. To think that you died and no one would remember you. I wondered if this was why we tried so hard to… — Mitch Albom
But I had no plans to end my own life, and accidents couldn't be predicted. Neither could murder, unless my aunt and uncle were planning… — Rachel Vincent
If the world were a paradise of luxury and ease, a land flowing with milk and honey, where every Jack obtained his Jill at once… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Even then, more than a year earlier, there were neurons in her head, not far from her ears, that were being strangled to death, too… — Lisa Genova
Sweet is the lore which nature brings, our meddeling interlect mis-shapes the beautious forms of things. we murder to dissect — William Wordsworth
I didn't approve of murder on general principles. Not even of people who seemed to go around begging for it. — Josh Lanyon
Journeys up the Metaphoric River are hugely enjoyable and highly recommended. Since every genre is nourished by its heady waters, a paddle steamer can take… — Jasper Fforde
So let me get this straight," he said. "After everything that's happened on this campus-the murder, the stalking, the kidnapping-you want to go up into… — Kate Brian
Hypocrite: The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan. — Abraham Lincoln
Missing you?" she giggled incredulously. "I could cheerfully murder you." "I'd come back to haunt you," he threatened with a grin. "And that," she said,… — Judith McNaught
God help me if I ever injure my back," Clayton quipped. "God help you if you ever turn it," Whitney snapped, "for there'll surely be… — Judith McNaught
The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
...my soul always reverts to the Old Testament and to Shakespeare. There at least one feels that it's human beings talking. There people hate, people… — Soren Kierkegaard
That's how we stay young these days: murder and suicide. — Eugene Ionesco
ROMEO There is thy gold, worse poison to men's souls, Doing more murders in this loathsome world, Than these poor compounds that thou mayst not… — William Shakespeare
Then, like a born and bred asshole, he added to the sheriff, "He writes murder mysteries. — Josh Lanyon
I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
That's blackmail on top of attempted murder, Kye. I can officially kill you — Keri Arthur

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