Harry Bosch
@harryboschquote.bsky.social
Daily quotes from homicide detective Harry Bosch. Inspirational and entertaining. A homage to the character created by Michael Connelly.
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Harry Bosch
@harryboschquote.bsky.social
· Feb 20
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Uh, to say you're done doing something, is that wrong? You know, bad English? #tr
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Uh, to say you're done doing something, is that wrong? You know, bad English? #tr
I believe that positive energy often pays off. #ds
November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I believe that positive energy often pays off. #ds
Everybody's got a cage that keeps out the sharks. Those who open the door and venture out do so at their own risk. #cob
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Everybody's got a cage that keeps out the sharks. Those who open the door and venture out do so at their own risk. #cob
Bullshit is bullshit, even from cops. #boschtv
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Bullshit is bullshit, even from cops. #boschtv
Darkness waits. But it comes no matter what you do. #tc
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Darkness waits. But it comes no matter what you do. #tc
The saying is that law enforcement work is ninety-nine percent boredom and one percent adrenaline. #bb
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The saying is that law enforcement work is ninety-nine percent boredom and one percent adrenaline. #bb
It's L.A., you know. There's probably a history of violence wherever you go. #rw
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It's L.A., you know. There's probably a history of violence wherever you go. #rw
There are two kinds of truth. The kind that comes from darkness, gets bent and manipulated for someone's self-interest, and the kind you carry inside and know is real. #boschtv
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There are two kinds of truth. The kind that comes from darkness, gets bent and manipulated for someone's self-interest, and the kind you carry inside and know is real. #boschtv
Nobody reads the manual. #boschtv
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Nobody reads the manual. #boschtv
I'm an old man. Old men take naps. #tkot
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm an old man. Old men take naps. #tkot
You never open a door on a burning room. #br
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
You never open a door on a burning room. #br
Solving murders is getting people to talk and just listening to them. #bi
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Solving murders is getting people to talk and just listening to them. #bi
Sometimes I think all I know are liars. #to
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Sometimes I think all I know are liars. #to
Nobody walks away, Terry. If I believed that they did, then I couldn't do this. #dmtn
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Nobody walks away, Terry. If I believed that they did, then I couldn't do this. #dmtn
I've got nothing but my hunches and if you put them and a buck together you won't even be able to buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks. #bb
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I've got nothing but my hunches and if you put them and a buck together you won't even be able to buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks. #bb
I've been kicking in doors for forty years. It's not about strength. It's about the placement of the pressure. One of the first thing they teach you. You hit the right spot and the lock itself breaks the jamb. #ds
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've been kicking in doors for forty years. It's not about strength. It's about the placement of the pressure. One of the first thing they teach you. You hit the right spot and the lock itself breaks the jamb. #ds
I hate the idea of acting desperately. A move like that puts the following move in someone else's hands. It means losing control. #br
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I hate the idea of acting desperately. A move like that puts the following move in someone else's hands. It means losing control. #br
Day by day, Mads. Day by day. #boschtv
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day by day, Mads. Day by day. #boschtv
I always break my thoughts into three channels of logic: the things I know, the things I can assume, and the things I want to know. #tcr
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I always break my thoughts into three channels of logic: the things I know, the things I can assume, and the things I want to know. #tcr
Be careful out there. #wsog
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Be careful out there. #wsog
Marriage is serious as a heart attack. That's just what it is. A heart attack. #boschtv
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Marriage is serious as a heart attack. That's just what it is. A heart attack. #boschtv
There was no beer in the refrigerator and my leaning down to look into the far recesses of the box didn't change that. #tkot
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There was no beer in the refrigerator and my leaning down to look into the far recesses of the box didn't change that. #tkot
Whether it was the next card, the fall of the dice or the number the little ball stopped on, it was the wishing that addicted them. #tm
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Whether it was the next card, the fall of the dice or the number the little ball stopped on, it was the wishing that addicted them. #tm
I felt like I was closing in on something. Like when a child can't see something in the dark but is sure it is there just the same. #ll
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I felt like I was closing in on something. Like when a child can't see something in the dark but is sure it is there just the same. #ll
Some things can't be explained. #boschtv
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Some things can't be explained. #boschtv