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“Not many girls would have used their wits the way you did," the officer observed.
― The Secret of the Old Clock
"I see," Nancy said. "Did he happen to say where he was going?" -The Haunted Show Boat
Taking her magnify glass from a pocket, she trained it in the left- and right-hand corners of the stone tablet. - The Secret of the Forgotten City
"No,no; the real name," said Holmes sweetly. "It is always awkward doing business with an alias." - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
"I had," he said, "come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data....." -Sherlock Holmes
As they dashed out the door, Frank said, "Why, Auntie, we're detectives too, remember?" -While the Clock Ticked
Joe whistled. "Amazing what a little disguise can do to change a man's appearance!" -The Secret Agent on Flight 101
Frank rubbed his chin. "That's the best thing to do in a case like this. When you've got the criminals in sight, keep them in sight." - Mystery of the Flying Express
“I’m going in,” Andy stated.
“No, it is too dangerous,” Ed shouted; he lowered his voice. “He could be dangerous.” -The Historian's Secret
The still figure spoke, “Detective Cartwright, a pleasure to finally meet you.”
“And who have I the pleasure of addressing?” - The Historian's Secret
“Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective.” - Hercule Poirot
"Eh bien?"- Hercule Poirot
"That, I will say, was our theory." - Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express
That was fun. I might not be posting this Sunday. I will see you next Thursday with another detective post!
What is your favorite quote from a detective?
What do you think makes a great detective?
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Ooo, I love this type of post! Reading some of these quotes reminds me of the greatness that is Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. <3
ReplyDeleteThanks, go glad to hear! Yes, they are great books. :D
DeleteThis is an awesome post! These are some of my favorite detectives, except I've only read two Hardy Boys books, and I don't know The Historian's Secret.
ReplyDeleteThanks girl! That's the same as me but with the Nancy Drew books. Oh, yeah probably should have said, The Historian's Secret is my book.
DeleteThat's so awesome!! You have some great lines!
DeleteOh, thanks you so much!
DeleteAhhhh loved this and it makes me want to go read a Nancy Drew ... or even Hardy Boys or Sherlock Holmes or ANY good old mystery ;d
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Thanks Keturah! Do go read a mystery. :D
DeleteLove aesthetics! These are all great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Skye! So glad!
DeleteThis is so interesting! I've never read a post like this before, loved that X-Files pic and hope to read all the books you quoted!
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So glad you think it is interesting! I hope you do read the books. Though the Hisorian's Secret isn't published yet. ;)
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