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...

For a father to have a son, is great. For a father to have a...

For a father to have a son, is great. For a father to have a...

I was going to get an abortion the other day. I totally wanted an abortion....

I was going to get an abortion the other day. I totally wanted an abortion....

People who are sensible about love are incapable of it

People who are sensible about love are incapable of it

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

A friend is someone, who upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be...

A friend is someone, who upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Love is a medicine for the sickness of the world; a prescription often given, too...

Love is a medicine for the sickness of the world; a prescription often given, too...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

I love to doubt as well as know.

I love to doubt as well as know.

Be a good human being, a warm-hearted affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. Having...

Be a good human being, a warm-hearted affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. Having...

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems...

It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems...

There are no frigid women, only clumsy men.

There are no frigid women, only clumsy men.

I have my heart set on being unhappy so dont try and change my mind.

I have my heart set on being unhappy so dont try and change my mind.

At last you kissed me, I could die in waves again, and one good lick...

At last you kissed me, I could die in waves again, and one good lick...

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a...

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a...