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The Killer Inside Me
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"The Killer Inside Me" Quotes

A seemingly mild-mannered small-town deputy sheriff descends into violence and madness as his psychopathic tendencies are gradually revealed.

Quotes

There's an ecstasy about doing something really vile.

Jim Thompson

Everything I did was for the best. The best for everyone.

Jim Thompson

I'm all man, Pal. Every inch of me.

Jim Thompson

I hope you make sex grander than it was with me.

Jim Thompson

I always planned to bring down my own house of cards.

Jim Thompson

You know, it takes a special kind of man to kill a man, and it takes an even more special kind of man to kill a woman.

Jim Thompson

I was feeling my muscles flex and the sweat starting to pour down into my eyes.

Jim Thompson

I always wanted to be a fireman when I was a boy.

Jim Thompson

You keep your mouth shut, and your eyes and ears open.

Jim Thompson

There’s a kind of safety, I guess, in letting the old wounds show.

Jim Thompson