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Derek Raymond Quotes

1931–1994 England

Robert William Arthur Cook (also known as Derek Raymond, 12 June 1931 – 30 July 1994) was an English crime writer, credited with being a founder of British noir. Some of his work appeared under the name Robin Cook; he should not be confused with the American thriller writer.

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Existence is sometimes what a forward artillery observer sees of enemy lines through field glasses. A distant and troubling view brought suddenly into focus with a wealth of obscene detail.

Nothing else much matters once you have achieved the hardest thing, which is to act out of conviction. Even if you have been beaten by evil, in the bitterness of defeat the battle has left a trace for the others, and you can go feeling clean. I recognise that I am a minor writer; but this does not affect the depth of my convictions.

It seems to me that no matter whether you marry, settle down or live with a bird or not, certain ones simply have your number on them, like bombs in the war; and even if you don't happen to like them all that much there's nothing you can do about it – unless you're prepared to spend a lifetime arguing fate out of existence, which you could probably do if you tried but I'm not the type.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Derek Raymond (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.