712 Crime Quotes for You to Enjoy

I've been writing since 1973. I've written nonfiction things of that nature, but I'm probably best known for crime fiction and, to some extent, horror fiction. Joe R. Lansdale

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Physical nature lies at our feet shackled with a hundred chains. What of the control of human nature? Do not point to the triumphs of psychiatry, social services or the war against crime. Domination of human nature can only mean the domination of every man by himself. Johan Huizinga

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With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on. John Banville

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Carrying a concealed weapon is a sign of self-defense, self-protection, and I think it lowers crime. John Barrasso

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There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself. John Connolly

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I have, at times, not been totally on the same page as some of my previous partners in crime. John Corabi

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We have the crime of the century every six months. So for people like me who enjoy, you know, taking these stories and writing about them, the material is endless. John Grisham

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I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it. John Legend

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Authority can be faked. That's why impersonating a police officer is a crime. Sometimes the outward appearances of authority can be deceiving. John Ortberg

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Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered. John Pomfret

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Under current law, there is no additional penalty for someone who enters the United States illegally and then commits either a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense. They simply come under the same penalty as we have in current law. John Shadegg

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In the '60s - and right up to the present day - the identity of a member of the British Secret Services was and is, quite rightly, a state secret. To divulge it is a crime. The Services may choose to leak a name when it pleases them. John le Carre

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It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime. Jose Bergamin

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At some point, universities have to do more to prepare players for university life and help them succeed beyond football. There's so much money being made in this sport. It's a crime to not do everything you can to help the people who are making it for those who are spending it. Josh Rosen

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