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Detective Quotes

The old detective story that’s got a really complicated motive doesn’t apply to mine Picture Quote #1

I read science, because to me, that’s extremely exciting. It’s like a great detective story, and it’s happening right in front of us Picture Quote #1

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks Picture Quote #1

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them Picture Quote #1

As I work, I see my writing - each scene, each chapter, each section, each book - in three-act structures and classic myths, and I analyze them through the handy filter of the detective story Picture Quote #1

If I’m home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story Picture Quote #1

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I love facts and figures. It’s like following a detective story, piecing together what’s going on in the economy Picture Quote #1

I believe there’s a landscape that exists underneath everything that we can see in present-day stuff. And I think that makes life kind of a detective story Picture Quote #1

There’s a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It’s like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle Picture Quote #1

Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the Secret Annexe. The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story Picture Quote #1

You just work really hard and scrutinize. What is it called in politics? Opposition research? You want to do the detective work on your client so to speak before your opponent can dig it up. We’re vetting everything thoroughly Picture Quote #1

If there was one thing which Sloan had learned over the years it was that you should never underestimate the element of luck in detective work Picture Quote #1

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This element of surprise or mystery the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called is of great importance in a plot Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a police detective. In my work, particularly in documentaries, I am obsessed with finding things out, seeking ever-new facts and perspectives - each project can involve years of research Picture Quote #1

What I love - and I’m a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective Picture Quote #1

In April 1981, at my request, my mother went to a detective agency. She hired them to follow me, to report my daily activities, and to provide photographic evidence of my existence Picture Quote #1

There is even - as with no other game - a fascinating detective literature, a wry commentary on the human comedy, implicit in the book of rules Picture Quote #1

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The old detective story that’s got a really complicated motive doesn’t apply to mine (Detective Quotes) I read science, because to me, that’s extremely exciting. It’s like a great detective story, and it’s happening right in front of us. (Detective Quotes) There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks. (Detective Quotes) Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them. (Detective Quotes) As I work, I see my writing - each scene, each chapter, each section, each book - in three-act structures and classic myths, and I analyze them through the handy filter of the detective story. (Detective Quotes) If I’m home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story. (Detective Quotes) I love facts and figures. It’s like following a detective story, piecing together what’s going on in the economy. (Detective Quotes) I believe there’s a landscape that exists underneath everything that we can see in present-day stuff. And I think that makes life kind of a detective story. (Detective Quotes) There’s a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It’s like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle. (Detective Quotes) Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the Secret Annexe. The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story. (Detective Quotes) You just work really hard and scrutinize. What is it called in politics? Opposition research? You want to do the detective work on your client so to speak before your opponent can dig it up. We’re vetting everything thoroughly. (Detective Quotes) If there was one thing which Sloan had learned over the years it was that you should never underestimate the element of luck in detective work. (Detective Quotes) This element of surprise or mystery the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called is of great importance in a plot. (Detective Quotes) I wanted to be a police detective. In my work, particularly in documentaries, I am obsessed with finding things out, seeking ever-new facts and perspectives - each project can involve years of research. (Detective Quotes) What I love - and I’m a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective. (Detective Quotes) In April 1981, at my request, my mother went to a detective agency. She hired them to follow me, to report my daily activities, and to provide photographic evidence of my existence. (Detective Quotes) There is even - as with no other game - a fascinating detective literature, a wry commentary on the human comedy, implicit in the book of rules. (Detective Quotes)

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