Two crimes undid me: a poem and a mistake. 

I’ve got some shit I’m conservative about and some shit I’m liberal about. Crime—I’m conservative. Prostitution—I’m liberal.

The land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.

A crowded police court docket is the surest sign that trade is brisk and money plenty.

In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.

To live outside the law you must be honest.  

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

The more religious a country is, the more crimes are committed in it.

After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.

Our crime against criminals is that we treat them as villains.

What man was ever content with one crime?

Man punishes the action, but God the intention.