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There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective.

~David Simon

Topics: Average Came Detective Die Down Had He Head Him Homicide Notebooks Nothing Notion Person Point Reader Sat Start Started Thought Understands Where Who Whole Write Writing

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A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

~David Simon

Topics: Anger Behalf Deserving Empathy Good Good Thing Little Others Own Thing Your A Good Thing

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Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.

~David Simon

Topics: Absurd Albert Also Cause Choice Commit Committing Dignity Equally Great He Hope Humanist Just Matters No Hope Noted Offers Only Out Pointed Possibility Success Success Is Then Voice

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It's been said that no man is a hero to a newspaperman, and I spent too many years as an ink-stained wretch.

~David Simon

Topics: Been Hero Man Many Said Spent Too Wretch Years

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There are two Americas - separate, unequal, and no longer even acknowledging each other except on the barest cultural terms. In the one nation, new millionaires are minted every day. In the other, human beings no longer necessary to our economy, to our society, are being devalued and destroyed.

~David Simon

Topics: Acknowledging Being Beings Cultural Day Destroyed Each Economy Even Every Every Day Except Human Human Beings Longer Millionaires Nation Necessary New One Nation Other Our Separate Society Terms Two Unequal

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It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city.

~David Simon

Topics: America Baltimore Cities City Convict Criminal Far More Most Reluctant Ring Seems Suburban Than Violent

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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