"Hitchcock's murder set-pieces are so potent, they can galvanize (and frighten) even a viewer who's seen them before!"

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Source : Leonard Maltin (2013). “Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide”, p.1930, Penguin

Leonard Maltin

#Pieces Quotes #Murder Quotes

“I've read that it's the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it.”

Source : Jo Nesbo (2010). “The Snowman: Harry Hole 7”, p.65, Random House
“Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them.”
“If nobody quotes you, you haven't said a thing worth saying.”
“Sharp nostalgia, infinite and terrible, for what I already possess.”
“Business is the salt of life, which not only gives a grateful smack to it, but dries up those crudities that would offend, preserves from putrefaction and drives off all those blowing flies that would corrupt it.”
“True love has no object. It is a state of being.”

Source : John McAfee (2001). “The Fabric of Self: Meditations on Vanity and Love”, McAfee Pub
“He put the book down. â€œAs you wish.â€ He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. â€œWelcome home. Iâ€™m glad you made it. There is coffee in the kitchen for you.â€ My mouth gaped open. He inhaled my scent, bent close, about to kiss meâ€¦ I just stood there like an idiot. Curran smirked and whispered in my ear instead. â€œPsych.â€ And just like that, he was out the door and gone. Oh boy.”
“Football is one-third offense, one-third defense, and one-third special teams.”

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