Quotes About Crime

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.

I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

People are fascinated by the darker sides of human nature, and I think they're also interested in seeing the ability that a particular detective or group of detectives might have to solve the crime and put the world right again.

If you're reading a mystery novel, you kind of want the character to solve the crime instead of completely bumble their way through it.

I mean, dear old 'Bergerac', or dear young 'Bergerac' as he was then, he had a gammy leg, he was going through a nasty divorce with his wife, he was a recovering alcoholic, it's a wonder he can get up in the morning let alone solve any crimes. And he also had to drive that ridiculous car.

I'm just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime's been committed and at the end you know it will be solved. So you've got to make the story interesting besides it just being a plot. And that's why character matters, why you've got to make the characters interesting.

Forensics I've always found absolutely fascinating. Anything to do with clues. And checking things out and solving.

I was always a big fan of 'Quincy,' and I loved the idea of puzzle solving.

In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.

I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

Love is a crime if you don't abide by it's rules and regulations.

In part because there are so many laws to break; and the more laws there are to break, the harder it is to prevent them from being broken

Would a Catholic turn down the chance to visit Lourdes? Or a Muslim an opportunity to see Mecca? Well, no self-respecting criminal would pass up the offer of a week in Odessa.

It was a cutthroat business, dog eat dog, the strong preying on the weak. In the lifestyle I was in, people were killed. It happened every day.

I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.

The best place to begin is with the Library of America's two-volume collection, Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s and Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s. Together they include all the major writers as well as bring some lesser-known authors to a wider audience. In general chronological order, here are some depths to which you can lower yourself:

I fulfilled all the requirements for Clara Barcelo to send me packing, but I preferred to think that her blindness afforded me a margin for error and that my crime - my complete and pathetic devotion to a woman twice my age, my intelligence, and my height - would remain in the dark.

after the classics what he most enjoyed were tales of crime, boudoir intrigue, and questionable conduct.

O hábito não faz o monge,mas o crime ou a sua presunção fazem o detetive,sobretudo o amador.

and you decide you want to learn how to rob a bank, or how to set one up, which is much the same thing, come and see me...

Alicia says that every crime is like an onion: you have to cut through lots of layers to find out what's hidden inside, and on the way you must shed a few tears.

Todo crimen es como una cebolla: hay que cortar a través de muchas capas para ver qué esconde y por el camino hay que derramar unas cuantas lágrimas.