“Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows.”

— Agatha Christie

Source: And Then There Were None: A Mystery Play in Three Acts

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English mystery and detective writer 1890–1976

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Source: Magic Strikes

“Do Mom and Dad know you’re dating a homicidal lunatic? (Madaug)
No, and if you tell them, I’ll superglue your fingertips to your keyboard. (Eric)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Source: Infinity

“I hate rude behavior in a man,' he explained in his quiet, unassuming drawl. 'I won't tolerate it.' He politely tipped his hat, and rode away.”

Larry McMurtry Lonesome Dove

Source: Lonesome Dove

“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.”

James C. Collins book Good to Great

Source: Good to Great, 2001, p. 46

“Nobody but nobody is quite so dumb as to believe that all, most, or even very many uses of firearms to prevent acts of criminal violence result in justifiable homicides.”

Kevin D. Williamson (1972) American writer

Most of them do not result in anybody’s being shot, much less shot dead, because most of them do not involve discharging a firearm. As it turns out, pointing a gun at a would-be assailant is in many cases a very persuasive gesture.
"The Dumbest Gun-Control Paragraph" https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-dumbest-gun-control-paragraph/ (3 June 2019), National Review