Organized Crime Quotes

“It is more profitable to give wages than to receive them.”
― William S. Burroughs, The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script

“Inequality and poverty, unhealth and no wealth are hand in hand.
And if we are all born equal that should be true in all lands.
We cannot divide the world between poor and rich countries.
It's like saying the ones are good, the others are junkies.
That can only increase more prejudice, miseries and sorrow.
Turning the wheel today it will lead to a better tomorrow.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, The Mysterious Murder of Marilyn Monroe

“The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount of flattery would change how I saw him.”
― Gwenda Bond, Triple Threat

“Her eyes fluttered down to her hands, and she bit her lip so hard I thought it would bleed. Fuck! My dick twitched, roaring to life. Any blood on her lip should be of my doing.
“Little lamb, you have no idea what your limits are. And baiting a man with few might get you more than you bargained for.”
Her gaze stayed fixed on her lap as her fingers worried the corner of the cushion.
“Look at me when I speak to you,” I demanded.
Her eyes shot up to mine, and those stormy irises were now hidden beneath black pools.
“If you were mine,” I said, “I’d strip you bare, tie your wrists behind your back with my belt, and bend you over that island.” I glanced toward the kitchen. “I’d have you spreading those sweet cheeks of yours apart. Holding them open for me while I drool over your little pink puckered hole as I pound my cock deep inside your cunt, knowing I’ll be fucking your ass next.”
Her eyes were enormous now. Her mouth dropped open. I’d made her pant with my words alone.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members”
― Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Never give a sucker an even break”
― Michael Cassius McDonald

“Why was he following me?
He was terrifying. Tall, dark, ripped. He had the face of a fallen angel who had torched his halo for fun. Dangerous. Controlled. Deadly.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was Persephone.
Pure spring caught in the harsh reality of my dark domain.
And I?
I was Hades.
King of an underworld forged not of myth but of concrete and blood.
I knew, in the gut-wrenching way only a man like me could, that what I was about to do was wrong. I knew every fiber of her being would scream against the chains I hadn’t even yet forged—but I couldn’t stop the inevitable.
I would make her mine.
My craving consumed me—an overwhelming longing that defied logic, morality, and every rule I lived by. Everything about it screamed violation. But as I watched her, seeing the fragile strength beneath the pain, the absolute virginity of her soul laid bare…
A hunger I had never even known existed devoured me.
I couldn’t stop.
I wouldn’t.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Государство – это узаконенная форма организованной преступности.”
― Andrej Poleev, Fragments

“They are merely actors, playing roles in complex dramas and intrigues to remain forever, they suppose, fictional.”
― Laurie Calhoun, You Can Leave: a novel

“This is the best book ever written on its subject. Granted being the only such book takes a lot of the steam out of that accomplishment.”
― Robert Escobar, Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons

“The Mafia, Donna Poldina, is just an invention of the fascists in the north.”
― Mario Giordano, Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions

“America needs to know this story because our Constitution is being attacked, our freedom threatened, innocent people are being framed and murdered, and the outlaw motorcycle club culture is on the verge of extinction.” – Jeff “Twitch” Burns, Patriot Gangster: Volume 1, Evolution of an Outlaw”
― Jeff "Twitch" Burns, Patriot Gangster: My Experience As One Of The Most Influential Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members In American History. Volume 2: The Enforcer

“In a total surveillance state, complicity is much more likely than ignorance.”
― Cliff Jones Jr., Dreck

“A license is what you get,
when the government steals your rights away from you,
and then sells them back.”
― Mark Edge

“Coming Soon:

Story 1: The Delights of Sean Jr., Gay Urban Stories of a Player’s Lust.”
― Snuggie Bobo

“She was blonde; hair cut casually just above her shoulders in way that seemed to say 'who really gives a fuck?' Perfect. And that ass. It filled those jeans in a way that would allow you to read the date on a nickle wedged inside her back pocket.”
― Quentin R. Bufogle, KING OF THE NEW YORK STREETS

“The gangster did not really become popular as a subject for films until a combination of technical and economic events conspired to bring the real-life gangster into the boardrooms of motion-picture companies as a silent partner.”
― Hank Messick, The mob in show business

“Beautiful things,” he whispered darkly, “come wrapped in lace.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“You taste like sunshine and sin,” he rasped. “Like you were made for me to ruin.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Lyla was a lamb in a city of wolves.
And I had just caught her scent.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“My light in the darkness. I will guard you until the end.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“That was how I lived. No seat belt. No backup plan. Just heart, hustle, and a little bit of hellfire.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“We’re wolves of the night—the Volkovi Notchi.”
The words landed like thunder.
“We protect the lambs. But we feast on the shepherds.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was everything that shouldn’t survive in my world—and yet, here she was. Fragile but unbroken. Grieving but unashamed.
Lamb to my wolf.
Sunshine to my shadows.
Color to my gray.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“To the lass,” he said, raising his glass. “May her tongue stay sharp, her loyalty run deep, and her enemies die choking on her name.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was the perfect fit for me. My light in all this darkness.
Bending my head, I breathed her in and made the only vow I would ever keep without question.
From the moment I first saw you, I needed to know more. Not wanted—needed. You became my compulsion, my answer to questions I didn’t know I was asking. I’ve drawn you into the shadows of my world—not to cage you, but to make you mine in every way. I will guard you against every enemy, silence every threat, and claim every part of you while building you into everything you dream of being. No man will touch you without losing his hands. No enemy will breathe after speaking your name. I will tear this city apart if it means keeping you safe. And I will spend the rest of my life making certain you never want for anything except more of me.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“He studied me for a long, tense moment. “This is not a game, Lacey.”
“I understand exactly what it is,” I whispered. “It’s a blood oath disguised as a wedding vow.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Don’t worry, little lamb,” he said, his voice a low rumble against my skin as he dragged his lips along my breast. “I’ll always catch you.”
Then his mouth curved into a smirk, and he growled something that was equal parts threat and vow: “Hate me all you want…you’re still mine.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“If it weren’t for informants, the public would know nothing about the inner workings of La Cosa Nostra.”
― Nicholas Anthony Parisi, City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew