#detect

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

There were men in their fifties, men who take a stab at fitness, men who try. They may not look young, but they still look viable. Lammers wasn't one of those. Lammers was one of those crack-in-the-ass guys ten months pregnant with a beer baby. ↗

— Lily Gardner

#female-detective #mystery #noir-fiction #men

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack about to happen, the police are the ones who are supposed to stop it. ↗

— Paul Bremer

#around #attack #country #detect #duty

For a long time, we've worked on detecting planets with whatever was at hand, making use of existing small telescopes or even amateur telescopes. It's time to move on to the next stage. ↗

— Andrew Gould

#detecting #even #existing #hand #long

I think like a detective. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#i #i think #like #think

This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States. ↗

— Michael Hayden

#been #detecting #inside #preventing #program

Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Department with some amazing detectives, who were invaluable to me. ↗

— Nancy McKeon

#county #department #detectives #go #had

There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective. ↗

— David Simon

#came #detective #die #down #had

You be sure to throw the book at him, you hear me? I feel violated, Detective. Violated." "I'll throw this table at you if you don't give us the names we're looking for. ↗

— Derek Landy

#funny #humour #violated #funny

Time is a terrible thing because it can erase both joys and pains. ↗

— Gosho Aoyama

#inspirational #mystery #inspirational