Detective Sentences, Vol. 17
(Sentences from various sources for detectives and/or muses that like to solve mysteries. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"Doesn't this seem a little bit obsessive?"
"I really don't have an answer that's going to satisfy you."
"Repeated luck is never luck."
"Listen, I'm not new to this. My bullshit radar is better than most!"
"I'm in the police, so rules are kind of my thing."
"Coppers lose sleep because they care."
"We're going to fundamentally disagree about what it means to read too much into this, aren't we?"
"Your stunned look, I take it, is your way of saying 'brilliant idea!'"
"They think I'm the only one who can prove you wrong."
"Whoever did this, I'll get them. I promise you."
"I'm trying to preserve the reputation of this force!"
"Does that mean I'm helping the police with their enquiries?"
"You’re doing that thing where you pretend to know more than everyone else in the world."
"Why don't you stop pretending that you haven't reached a conclusion?"
"Why do you value your failures more than your successes?"
"The way to deal with dogs and horses is to show you're not afraid of them. Is it the same with policemen?"
"There's nothing off the record in any investigation of mine."
"If I read every piece of paper that landed on my desk, I'd never be able to get out from behind it!"
"It's like he's begging us to catch him, but what kind of criminal does that?"
"If you're emotionally invested, you cannot make rational decisions."
"Turns out criminals are idiots. If they're not gonna bother to challenge you, what's the point?"
"I'm not here to make deals, or to listen to threats."
"This isn't a properly convened interview, so when you painfully bang your head after slipping on this recently washed floor, no one is going to know about it."
"You act like you don't care about anyone, but here you are saving lives."
"Whenever I find myself unable to uncover a reasonable explanation for a so-called inexplicable criminal act, it only means I haven't uncovered it yet. But then I do, because there's always one out there."
"Look, I should never have arrested you the way I did."
"Did you know that more people die at four o'clock in the morning than any other time?"
"I am concerned that the wrong officer may be in charge of this investigation."