Quote by Marshall Thornton

“The first time we met I told you I was a detective. Get it through your lovely head. I work at it, lady. I…

— Raymond Chandler

“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.”

— John Buchan

“This was not part of his plan. Detective work and ungainly romance did not work well together.”

— Matthew Cody

“He was a detective, but he didn’t detect anything. It fell into his lap, already broken, every time.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Be like a detective. See what’s going on around you.”

— Art Hochberg

“Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.”

— Winston Churchill

“Are you going to be making a point any time soon, or are you holding up the game to brag about your detective skills?”

— Tarryn Fisher

“There were times when I knew I was getting close to the line into serious asshole territory. The past couple days, I suspected I’d…

— M.S. Parker

“I've always wondered . . . what if it really was Him, and He decided I wasn't worth it?”

— Tony Kushner

“He was no stranger to putting up resistance to me investigating,”

— Meredith Potts

“Are you sure I’m the lead detective on this case? All I seem to be doing is watching you have”

— Anonymous

“All this faux flattery. It's not enough to make me forget he's a dick. Admittedly, though, he's sort of a charismatic dick.”

— Kendare Blake