John D. MacDonald Quotes

1916–1986 United States

John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories, most famous for his series of detective novels featuring protagonist Travis McGee.

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Also known as: John d macdonald, John d. macdonald

Random John D. MacDonald quote

28 quotes

A gun makes a loud and satisfying noise in a moment of passion and requires no agility and very little strength. How many murders wouldn't happen, if they all had to use hammers and knives?

The Scarlet Ruse (1973)

Nina was always loved. Maybe that’s a bad thing. It gives people that terrible confidence that the world is going to give them the chance to fulfill themselves.

Nightmare in Pink (1964)

Three cents’ worth of squeeze bottles, plus two cents’ worth of homogenized goo, plus prime-time television equals 28 million annual sales at 69 cents each. This is the heartbeat of industrial America.

Nightmare in Pink (1964)

It would be one kind of penance. And there are never enough kinds. Not for him. Not for me. And certainly not for you, my friend.

A Purple Place for Dying (1964)

A devoted technician is seldom an educated man. He can be a useful man, a contented man, a busy man. But he has no more sense of the mystery and wonder and paradox of existence than does one of those chickens fattening itself for the mechanical plucking, freezing and packaging.

A Purple Place for Dying (1964)

We're all children. We invent the adult facade and don it and try to keep the buttons and the medals polished. We're all trying to give such a good imitation of being an adult that the real adults in the world won't catch on.

A Tan and Sandy Silence (1972)

It isn't foolish or wicked to enjoy. Wickedness is hurting people on purpose. I love what you are and who you are and how you are. You give me great joy. And you make horrible coffee.

Nightmare in Pink (1964)

Stamp out all small and large indignities. Leave everyone alone to make it without pressure. Down with hurting. Lower the standard of living. Do without plastics. Smash the servo-mechanisms. Stop grabbing. Snuff the breeze and hug the kids.

A Tan and Sandy Silence (1972)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John D. MacDonald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.