#murder

People often speak of hell, not wanting to go there, avoiding it..etc. I never had that problem because hell is a state of mind. Look around you; rape, murder, wars, hatred, envy...my friend; you're already there!! ↗

— Sandra Chami Kassis

#cruelty #faith #heaven #hell #injustice

Murder is not about lust and it's not about violence. It's about possession. When you feel the last breath of life coming out of the woman, you look into her eyes. At the point, it's being God. ↗

— Ted Bundy

#possession #ted-bundy #life

How to Commit the Perfect Murder" was an old game in heaven. I always chose the icicle: the weapon melts away. ↗

— Alice Sebold

#murder #love

When they finally did dare it, at first with stolen glances and then candid ones, they had to smile. They were uncommonly proud. For the first time they had done something out of Love. ↗

— Patrick Süskind

#murder #love

I looked at her, with her hair spilled out on the pillows and the warmth of her body warming mine. And I thought, god-dang, if this ain't a heck of a way to be in bed with a pretty woman. The two of you arguing about murder, and threatening each other, when you're supposed to be in love and you could be doing something pretty nice. And then I thought, well, maybe it ain't so strange after all. Maybe it's like this with most people, everyone doing pretty much the same thing except in a different way. And all the time they're holding heaven in their hands. ↗

— Jim Thompson

#crime-fiction #human-condition #love #murder #violence

The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. “I’m Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I’m lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I’ve always managed to exceed expectations. You are Kenny Dunne, are you not?” “I am.” “Just a few questions for you, Mr Dunne. Or Kenny. Can I call you Kenny? I feel we’ve become friends these past few seconds. Can I call you Kenny?” “Sure,” Kenny said, slightly baffled. “Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s important you feel comfortable around me, Kenny. It’s important we build up a level of trust. That way I’ll catch you completely unprepared when I suddenly accuse you of murder. ↗

— Derek Landy

#death-bringer #humour #murder #death

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

Would you dare to walk with the beast on the dark side of the moon? ↗

— Demetri Daskova

#murder #paranormal-romance #suspense #vampire #suspense

I was alone in that room. Of course, there were bodies all around, but they were all dead. They were dead when I got there. Well, most of them were dead. The last few I had to strangle so I could enjoy some solitude. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#bodies #body #death #enjoy #joy