#detect

A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week. ↗

— Evan Hunter

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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order. ↗

— P. D. James

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I want to make people aware of early detection. ↗

— Rod Stewart

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It was early detection that saved my voice - and I imagine, my life. ↗

— Rod Stewart

#early #i #imagine #life #my life

Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often. ↗

— Andrew Vachss

#humor #private-detective #humor

You have the Answer. Just get quiet enough to hear it. ~Pat Obuchowski ↗

— Laurie Stevens

#crime-thriller #detective-stories #forensics #los-angeles #mystery-series

I may not carry a detective’s badge, but I’m certainly the highest ranking member of Albatross Harbor’s neighborhood watch program. And like tilapia, I know something smells fishy when I taste it. In my neighborhood, nobody can take a shit in their own backyard without me knowing about it. I’m like Spencer Tracy mixed with Miss Marple, with a little maple syrup on top. I am the pancake that’s served and protects, without the financial or emotional support of the community at large. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #funny

If you don't like the path your life has taken, choose another. ↗

— Robert G. DeMers

#murder #mystery #life

The dentist swiveled on his heels and disappeared, leaving me there to massage my jaw back into feeling after its brief, masochistic marriage to the top of my wooden desk. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#sci-fi #marriage

It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#divorce #evidence #infidelity #marriage #pencils