The crime novel should have a compelling and credible plot, characters who are more than stereotypes, good writing and the creative integration of setting, narrative, characterisation and theme. To put it simply, a good detective story should be a good novel.
P.D. James
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._James
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.
Terry Pratchett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of defeat.
Ralph Ellison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellison
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
Brené Brown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren%C3%A9_Brown
When asked: “If you could edit your past, what would you change?” Peter Carey replied: “I’d get rid of all the commas.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Carey_(novelist)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing it, doesn’t go away.
Philip K. Dick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick
You are only entitled to the action, never to its fruits.
from the Bhagavad Gita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita
Style is knowing what you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.
Gore Vidal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal
You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realise how seldom they do.
The walls of books around me, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters.
