Life Quote by David Lynch

The thing I don't like about detective stories is looking for criminals.

— Natsuo Kirino

To be a good detective you must also think like a crook, an immoral, unethical or unlawful person

— Robert Kiyosaki

Well, when you have an opportunity to build a show around one of the greatest detectives in all of literature, you're going to jump…

— Nina Tassler

Detective stories keep alive a view of the world which ought to be true. Of course people read them for fun ... But underneath…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

If there was one overarching theme to 'True Detective,' I would say it was that, as human beings, we are nothing but the stories…

— Nic Pizzolatto

“Being a homicide detective can be the loneliest job in the world. The friends of the victim are upset and in despair, but sooner…

— Anonymous

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

— Henry David Thoreau

“...for me, being a detective isn’t just about solving a case. It’s about bringing a resolution to all the loose ends, and to do…

— Zechariah Barrett

Everybody thinks detectives do nothing but ask questions.But detectives have souls the same as anyone else… You know, Mrs. Beragon, being a detective is…

— Ranald MacDougall

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

— Diane Mott Davidson

It's like being involved in a detective story, looking for that thing that nobody else has found.

— Erik Larson