Quotes from Prince of Thieves

Chuck Hogan ·  384 pages

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“Even if a thing is doomed—there is that moment of absurd hope that is worth the fall, that is worth everything.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves


“Thinking about drinking now was like fantasizing about the perfect crime. How he would do it—if he were going to do it.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves


“I'm a fucking porcupine with points.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves


“At root, the business of baseball was no better or different from the movies or from church: put on a show, promise people something transcendent, and then bleed the suckers dry.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves


“He was backing away behind cover fire with the engaged smile of a teenager seeing his violent daydreams come true.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves



“nine times out of ten, romance is a problem, not a solution.”
― Chuck Hogan, quote from Prince of Thieves


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About the author

Chuck Hogan
Born place: in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
Born date August 4, 1967
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