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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.

— Jim Thompson

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More quotes by Jim Thompson

If I had to marry someone, it wouldn't be a bossy little gal with a tongue like barbed-wire and a mind about as narrow.

The Killer Inside Me (1952)

I found out long ago that the place where the law is apt to be abused the most is right around a courthouse.

The Killer Inside Me (1952)

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

The Killer Inside Me (1952)

It’s easy as nailing your balls to a stump and falling off backwards.

The Killer Inside Me (1952)

What smells good in the store may stink in the stewpot.

Nothing More Than Murder (1949)

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