Jim Thompson citations

“A weed is a plant out of place.”

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Jim Thompson livre The Killer Inside Me

Source: The Killer Inside Me

“I ain't saying you're a liar, because that wouldn't be polite. But I'll tell you this, ma'am. If I loved liars, I'd hug you to death.”

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Jim Thompson livre Pop. 1280

Source: Pop. 1280

“There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.”

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Jim Thompson livre The Killer Inside Me

Source: The Killer Inside Me

“There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and I’ve used every one, but there is only one plot – things are not as they seem.”

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“I told her the world was full of nice people. I'd have hated to try to prove it to her, but I said it, anyway.”

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Jim Thompson livre A Hell of a Woman

Source: A Hell of a Woman