#detect

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

Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone staring down at the photo. His face then splintered into hurt. Tears seeped into his eyes. He grappled for the nearest bedpost and slumped forward on extended arms. His shoulders jerked and head sagged a little while his heart broke. Old Man cried the mute cry of men of his generation. ↗

— Ed Lynskey

#noir #private-detective #suspense #thriller #men

CONCERNED BUT NOT CONSUMED! ↗

— Ron Sanders

#christ #christian #christian-living #detective #fruits-of-the-spirit

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

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

Nick wouldn’t dream of going on a case without his beloved cat. After all, they had been together for over three hundred years. ↗

— Abramelin Keldor

#paranormal #dreams

Tja, fisch du bist halt schlau ;) ↗

— Nadine

#detective #fisch #intelligent #schlau #smart

The private detective of fiction is a fantastic creation who acts and speaks like a real man. He can be completely realistic in every sense but one, that one sense being that in life as we know it such a man would not be a private detective." (Letter, April 19, 1951) ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#private-detective #realism #writing #life