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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This moment is the most important moment of your life. The choice you are about to make is the most important choice of your life. #bb
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This moment is the most important moment of your life. The choice you are about to make is the most important choice of your life. #bb
I like the starkness of the desert. Maybe I draw from it what Terry McCaleb drew from living on an island. A sense of distance from all the nastiness. #tn
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I like the starkness of the desert. Maybe I draw from it what Terry McCaleb drew from living on an island. A sense of distance from all the nastiness. #tn
I just don't like sloppy work. It leaves loose ends. #tc
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I just don't like sloppy work. It leaves loose ends. #tc
It always bothers me when I see justice and the law being manipulated by smart lawyers. #tr
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 AM
It always bothers me when I see justice and the law being manipulated by smart lawyers. #tr
The law can bend. If there are lawyers involved, then there is always a deal to be made. I know that is how it works. #tcr
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The law can bend. If there are lawyers involved, then there is always a deal to be made. I know that is how it works. #tcr
It's just kind of amazing to think that we can send those things up, circle around the moon, fix satellites, and do whatever they are doing and we can't fix things down here. #dsn
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 AM
It's just kind of amazing to think that we can send those things up, circle around the moon, fix satellites, and do whatever they are doing and we can't fix things down here. #dsn
You have to have an emotional response. It is that response that lights the match that starts the fire of relentlessness. #tcr
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 AM
You have to have an emotional response. It is that response that lights the match that starts the fire of relentlessness. #tcr
I love the solitary moments of concentration and case thought. #tcr
January 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I love the solitary moments of concentration and case thought. #tcr
Bureaucracy, politics, and the inability of public institutions to humbly acknowledge mistakes are all to blame. #tcr
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Bureaucracy, politics, and the inability of public institutions to humbly acknowledge mistakes are all to blame. #tcr
Give us what you got so we can go out there and do our job. #cob
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Give us what you got so we can go out there and do our job. #cob
How empty my life would feel without the connection to my daughter. It is more than the shared experience of police work. It is sacred. She is my legacy. I know that she is what makes everything I do worth it. #rw
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 AM
How empty my life would feel without the connection to my daughter. It is more than the shared experience of police work. It is sacred. She is my legacy. I know that she is what makes everything I do worth it. #rw
I felt in many ways that I was on a roll and it defies the law of averages, which holds that you win some and you lose some. #br
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I felt in many ways that I was on a roll and it defies the law of averages, which holds that you win some and you lose some. #br
Las Vegas. Beneath the veneer of glitz and money and energy and sex beats a dark heart. #tm
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Las Vegas. Beneath the veneer of glitz and money and energy and sex beats a dark heart. #tm
You can believe you are an outsider. But the innocence of a child will give you the shield of joy with which to protect yourself. #tn
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
You can believe you are an outsider. But the innocence of a child will give you the shield of joy with which to protect yourself. #tn
While there are many handicaps in the investigation of year-old cases - loss of evidence, witnesses, crime scenes - the element of time can also be advantageous. I always look for ways to turn time in my favor. #dsn
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
While there are many handicaps in the investigation of year-old cases - loss of evidence, witnesses, crime scenes - the element of time can also be advantageous. I always look for ways to turn time in my favor. #dsn
Los Angeles is a place that operates on hope. Vegas is different. To me it operates on desire and on that road is ultimate heartbreak. #ll
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Los Angeles is a place that operates on hope. Vegas is different. To me it operates on desire and on that road is ultimate heartbreak. #ll
It has been my experience that an alibi - even a legitimate one - is seldom bulletproof. #tnf
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
It has been my experience that an alibi - even a legitimate one - is seldom bulletproof. #tnf
Places are safe until they aren't. It takes only one moment, one bad actor, one chance crossing of predator and prey to change things. #tkot
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Places are safe until they aren't. It takes only one moment, one bad actor, one chance crossing of predator and prey to change things. #tkot
I have always operated according to the axiom that everybody counts in this world or nobody counts. This belief dictates that I must give each case and each victim my best effort. #dsn
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I have always operated according to the axiom that everybody counts in this world or nobody counts. This belief dictates that I must give each case and each victim my best effort. #dsn
You wade through the cesspool every day and soon it seems that that is all there is. #cob
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
You wade through the cesspool every day and soon it seems that that is all there is. #cob
Sunsets make you forget it is the smog that makes their colors so brilliant, that behind every pretty picture there can be an ugly story #be
January 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Sunsets make you forget it is the smog that makes their colors so brilliant, that behind every pretty picture there can be an ugly story #be
A good investigator always knows the motivation of his sources - it's called having a bullshit meter. #dmtn
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A good investigator always knows the motivation of his sources - it's called having a bullshit meter. #dmtn
I believe in the circle. The big wheel. What goes around comes around. Eventually. #dmtn
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I believe in the circle. The big wheel. What goes around comes around. Eventually. #dmtn
There can be no greater crime against a police officer than to threaten his family. You do that, and all bets are off. #dsn
January 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
There can be no greater crime against a police officer than to threaten his family. You do that, and all bets are off. #dsn
When it rains you stay away from the narrows. #tn
January 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
When it rains you stay away from the narrows. #tn