We're living in a funny world, kid, a peculiar civilization… - Jim Thompson

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We're living in a funny world, kid, a peculiar civilization. The police are playing crooks in it, and the crooks are doing police duty.

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James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.

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Birth Name: James Myers Thompson

Alternative Names: James M. Thompson • James Meyers "Jim" Thompson

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We're living in a funny world, kid, a peculiar civilization. The police are playing crooks in it, and the crooks are doing police duty. - Jim Thompson

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