55 Quotes About Noir-fiction

The Land of Civilian was a dry bitter place where you sat in your car staring at drawn curtains and closed doors for hours on end, and where everything was a big, freaking secret.

that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.

No more lip from you. Otherwise there might be a misunderstanding.” Kika eyed the door. She considered making an escape. “Oh…I forgot to mention something. It’s terribly stormy outside tonight,” said Mitch, with an ominously sweet smile. “It’s raining bullets.

And he never asked you about it?”“No, he never asked. If he had, I’m still not sure I would have told him.”“Told him what?”“That is was his baby.

Machines can't lie," I said, lying through my circuits.

Facts. Just the facts. And logic.

Customers at a marathon do not have to be prepared for their excitement. When anything happens they get excited all at once. In that respect a marathon dance is like a bullfight.

A long walk. A very long walk. Sand between my toes. The rough surf at times reaching and washing away my footprints. About a mile down the beach, I sat down and started thinking back through everything Vance had told me so far. Thought about what my next moves would be. Seeing the Asian guy tomorrow and having him snoop would settle one thing in my mind. Did Vance do it or not? Crucial. Until I knew that, I didn’t want to go any further.

There are criminals everywhere these days, you know. One might end up missing the police! Who would have thought that possible?”The MaidThe Informer by Steen Langtrup