Burglar Quotes

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Markus Zusak
“In that one stolen second, I considered the Glebe girl. She entered my mind like a burglar, them vanished again, taking nothing. It was like the humiliation of the past had been dragged instantly from my back and left somewhere on the ground.”
Markus Zusak, Getting the Girl

Paul Tobin
“If there is not folly in the world, then the world itself is folly. You must understand that mistakes are not always regrets.”
Paul Tobin, Presto!

F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Basil, is that you?"
"No, mother, it's a burglar.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Basil and Josephine Stories

Thomm Quackenbush
“The whole concept of some stranger making his way down our chimney - not that we had one - suggested burglary more readily than generosity. Any Santa who tried it would have gotten a bullet in his holly, jolly keister.”
Thomm Quackenbush, Of Christmas Present

Paul Tobin
“Monsieur, please stay back. You are old and frail, and I would not have you hurt in this clash.”
Paul Tobin, Presto!

“I never saw her a burglar prying my windows open with a jimmy to steal whatever she found inside.”
Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed

Kamaran Ihsan Salih
“The burglar does not know what is in your house, if your surroundings are not burglars.”
Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“I SHOULD BE UPSET THAT A BURGLAR STOLE ALL
MY LAMPS, BUT I’M DELIGHTED!”
Lynn Byk, The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch

Lawrence Block
“It wouldn't be perfect, but who leads a perfect life? We're all imperfect creatures leading imperfect lives in an imperfect world, all we can do is the best we can.”
Lawrence Block, Burglers Can't Be Choosers

S.R. Wilder
“There should be a soundtrack playing for me as I walk down the street... And for what I'm about to do, cosplay is for suckers." - Judy The Burglar”
S.R. Wilder, Hot Prowl: Steamy Romance with Burglary, Misunderstandings & Revenge