“If you talk to any cop, however hardened, and say, "Has anything that's ever bothered you", they'll tell you about the death of a child that they had to deal with.” IfsChildrenDealsCopBotheredHardened Author:Peter James
“If you go into a bar or restaurant with a cop, the first thing he does is he'll stand in the entrance, and he'll look at every single face in that room because he doesn't want to spend an hour having a drink or lunch and didn't spot some villain they've been looking for, for two years.” IfsWantYearsFirstsLooksDoeTwoFacesHoursRoomsDrinkBarsSpotsRestaurantsTwo YearsLunchVillainCopEntrances Author:Peter James
“If you and I took a walk down a shopping street in Jo'burg or Cape Town or London, we see two guys looking in a shop window, we think, "Oh, they're wondering what they're going to buy." A cop looks at them and thinks, "Why are they standing there? Are they doing a drug deal? Are they going to mug someone? Are they going to rob the shop?"” IfsThinkingLooksTwoGuyWalksDealsWonderStreetsDrugStandingWindowTownsLondonShopsShoppingCopStanding ThereCapesMugTwo GuysCape TownShop Windows Author:Peter James
“There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day a week for many years in the presence of police and I have never seen them argue. It's a military hierarchy. They do what they're told. There's no bickering.” YearsWeekMilitaryTvsPoliceArguingClassicCopHierarchyClicheBickering Author:Peter James
