Khalil Gibran Quotes

First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead

Americans love to read about violence.

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

A neighborhood is where, when you go out of it, you get beat up.

I love feeling like I'm inhabiting the body of a ninja, like I could rob a liquor store with my bare hands if I wanted to.

We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle and grin at our brother's shame; however you take it we men are a little breed.

You sparkle with larceny.

Anything that prevents you from being friendly, a good neighbour, is a terror tactic.

I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that.

New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move.

Those who do not give assistance according to their ability when a village is being plundered, a dyke is being destroyed, or a highway robbery committed, shall be banished with their goods and chattels.

Violence breeds counter-violence.

All always carry swords at their sides, because they do not trust one another and because a ruse is a commonplace thing among them. If one succeeds in acquiring an estate, immediately his brother or friend becomes envious and attempts either to kill him or rob him.

There were also very great robberies and murder of our principal men. This was done in pretense indeed for the public welfare, but in reality for the hopes of gain to themselves

You have seen for a long time the great disorder in the world caused by these crimes. It is so bad in some of your provinces, I am told, and you are so weak in the administration of justice, that one can hardly go along the road by day or night without being attacked by robbers; and whether at home or abroad one is in danger of being despoiled either by force or fraud.

I am ready to fight. My people are killed, my horses stolen; I am satisfied to fight.

War is a crime perpetrated by hearts hardened like weapons

Get those goddamned niggers! And get those goddamned white niggers.

There's always a little jump to your heart when you realize you've got looting.

One day guns were pulled on us by older guys. My friend had gone to sell his moped and they took the moped, my friend's phone and some money. But all he got from my pocket was a tub of Vaseline. I remember him saying, 'Oh, he's a sweet boy' and throwing my Vaseline on the floor.

I got robbed once. A man pulled a gun on me and snatched my pocketbook in a car. I don't trust men that much any more.

Even in a healthy society, violence, lawlessness, and predation lie just below the surface.

Deceit and violence - these are the two forms of deliberate assault on human beings.

Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men, Some rob you with a six gun, And some with a fountain pen.