He sees death in the prostitutes who have witnessed the death of honor, and daily multiply the death of love, who bleed away their own lives 50 times a day beneath the relentless stabbings of countless conjugations.

Quote by Ed McBain

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He sees it in the juvenile street gangs, who live in fear of death and...

He sees it in the juvenile street gangs, who live in fear of death and...

He sees death in the prostitutes who have witnessed the death of honor, and daily...

He sees death in the prostitutes who have witnessed the death of honor, and daily...

Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its...

Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its...

Capital Punishment, a penalty regarding the justice and expediency of which many worthy persons -...

Capital Punishment, a penalty regarding the justice and expediency of which many worthy persons -...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

War would end if the dead could return.

War would end if the dead could return.

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy...

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy...

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest,...

If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest,...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.

Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.

An answer is always a form of death.

An answer is always a form of death.

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke,...

If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke,...

If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with...

If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with...

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.