Cotton Quote by Marilyn Manson

Somebody got murdered, his name cannot be found. A small stain on the pavement, they'll scrub it off the ground.

— The Clash

When someone steals a person's clothes, we call him a thief. Should we not also give the same name to the one who could…

— Saint Basil

This naming of things is so crucial to possession - a spiritual padlock with the key thrown irretrievably away - that it is a…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I think the most horrible name for a crime has to be manslaughter. ... "I slaughtered a man! Just like a pig! Put him…

— Brian Regan

Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and…

— Sue Grafton

If mob law is going to rule, better dismiss, judge, sheriff, etc., and let's all take chances alike. I expect to be lynched in…

— Billy the Kid

When you ask people to name victims of police brutality, for the most part, nobody will give you a woman's name.

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

I'm really fascinated by how the mob ethos permeates places like Las Vegas and Chicago. I have the book set in Las Vegas and…

— Tod Goldberg

There is a difference between using a made-up name and using real people as pseudonyms. People are not costumes you can wear. They are…

— Siri Hustvedt

Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.

— Jim Rogers

How is it right to slip free of an old skin and walk away from the scene of the crime? We came, we saw,…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“The white mobs followed blacks into the surrounding forests and marshes and shot many victims in the back as they fled. Several bodies were…

— E.R. Bills