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

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Honor Quotes, Love Quotes

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...

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get -- only with...

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get -- only with...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Love comes to those who wait for it, trust it and don't question it when...

Love comes to those who wait for it, trust it and don't question it when...

Wherever I am, whatever I do, my only purpose in life is to see you...

Wherever I am, whatever I do, my only purpose in life is to see you...

Love is a kind of warfare.

Love is a kind of warfare.

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you...

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you...

A friend drops their plans when you're in trouble, shares joy in your accomplishments, feels...

A friend drops their plans when you're in trouble, shares joy in your accomplishments, feels...

I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I...

I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I...

You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the...

You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the...

Arrogant and right is surely better than humble and wrong.

Arrogant and right is surely better than humble and wrong.

A heart that loves is always young.

A heart that loves is always young.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...

Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To...

Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To...

Never frown, even when you're sad, because you never know when someone is falling in...

Never frown, even when you're sad, because you never know when someone is falling in...

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.