25 result(s) for Spy And Detective Quotes.
"I was born into the world of espionage, and I've lived most of my life in it. I'm not suited to anything else."
"A detective must be a man of the world. He must be familiar with every form of human activity."
"The spy is a moral vacuum. He is only as good as the cause he serves."
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
"All evidence is circumstantial. My dear man, guilt is never a matter of proof but a matter of persuasion."
"I never guess. It is a shocking habit - destructive to the logical faculty."
"Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works."
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"There is no place in the world where espionage is not practiced."
"A good spy is one who can convince others that he is what he is not."
"I think I am a fairly decent spy novelist."
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
"There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before."
"To be a good detective, you have to think like a criminal."
"Spies read the wind. They go where the wind takes them."
"The game is afoot."
"It's a very dangerous world. We need to be smart about the threats we face."
"Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
"Details are always welcome."
"Espionage is the world's second oldest profession."
"Facts are fine, ferreting them out is better."
"In the end, it is the amateurs that succeed. Professionals are too busy thinking, applying their knowledge and expertise, to see the obvious."
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"There is no such thing as an unsolvable crime."
"A spy's life is a lonely life."
"I may not be a detective, but I know a clue when I see one."
"A secret's worth depends upon the people from whom it must be kept."
