#murder

When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream he comes a-runnin', but not to help. ↗

— Thomas Harris

#murder #murder

Why did you come if not to murder my king?" "I came to steal his magus." "You can't," said the magus in question. "I can steal anything," Eugenides corrected him, "even with one hand. ↗

— Megan Whalen Turner

#murder

They didn't understand, for we were Shakespeare, and they were mere actors in the play. ↗

— Cassandra Giovanni

#walking-in-the-shadows #ya-romance #ya-thriller #thriller

The man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come upon me at times... What do you think of this, Holmes? Sholto was, on his own confession, with his brother last night. The brother died in a fit, on which Sholto walked off the treasure! How's that?" "On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside," said Holmes. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#irony #murder #mystery #sherlock #sherlock-holmes

If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it. ↗

— Hunter Tylo

#bad #bad character #because #character #got

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. ↗

— George W. Bush

#complicit #crimes #equally #government #guilty

Murder is an offensive act. The term cannot be applied legitimately to any defensive act. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#any #applied #cannot #defensive #legitimately

In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can't even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. The name doesn't have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke. ↗

— Ville Valo

#almost #asks #band #death #derives

We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds. ↗

— Moshe Dayan

#being #blown #could #every #family

One of my friends went on a murder weekend... now he is doing life for it. ↗

— Jack Dee

#friends #life #murder #now #weekend