The Case of the Damaged Detective Quotes

“Reality had a habit of pulling coincidences no one would accept in fiction”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“You know, for someone who claims to be the world’s greatest detective, you’re pretty cavalier about breaking laws.”

“Laws have no bearing on my discipline,” Sherman shot back instantly, even looking up from his book. “They are simply rules made by the powerful. A true detective does not serve rules, for they are inherently corruptible, since they were made by humans. We serve only the ideal of justice. Uncover the truth, reveal the guilty, protect the innocent. Anything outside of those three parameters is variable, and stealing a shower is a victimless crime. If it soothes your conscience, we can leave a dollar to pay for the water we shall use.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“Short means abbreviated, which indicates the omission of critical details. Truth should be spoken or hidden, never said half free on the careless waggle of a tongue.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Haunted Haunted House

“Eating is a celebration of the senses, Watson! Smell and taste are the most obvious, yet do we not place value on the texture as well? By what right has it been determined that all pleasure sensations must take place within the mouth and that none is permitted around it?”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Haunted Haunted House

“Better to die the man he wanted to be than to survive as someone he couldn't respect.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“Have some damn faith in me.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“You're being treated the way your behavior has determined you should be. Want different treatment? Try different behavior.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“You should lower that simpering mouth of yours onto my glorious organ, so that I might spit an ounce of intelligence into your body.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“I am certain your lies are delightfully received by others: perhaps save them for that appreciative audience.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“A few minutes of brilliance could make a lot of difference when used strategically.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“Fitful sleep often gave way to fitful waking, then back and forth. When one had trouble discerning reality from imagination in either state, the difference between them grew less relevant.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective

“Reality had a habit of pulling coincidences no one would believe in fiction.”
― Drew Hayes, The Case of the Damaged Detective