Housebreaking Quotes

The stores are already empty, as they were looted immediately…This was the first stage. As soon as it ended the second stage began: the looting of apartments…At first they used to come on the pretext of “searching for arms”…As time passed, there was no longer a need for formal pretext; they simply come and take not only gold, silver, jewelry, and precious stones, but also pillows and blankets, and often linens, clothing, furs, and even furniture ...

I used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.

I always wanted to do a B&E. Not bacon and eggs. Although I could always go for bacon and eggs. I'm talking about breaking in and entering.

What a dog I got. Last night he went on the paper four times - three while I was reading it.

Everybody's talking about people breaking into houses but there are more people in the world who want to break out of houses.

The doctor seemed especially troubled by the fact of the robbery having been unexpected, and attempted in the night-time; as if it were the established custom of gentlemen in the housebreaking way to transact business at noon, and to make an appointment, by the twopenny post, a day or two previous.

It's like America has a dog that's always shitting inside the house, and we solved the problem by getting a brown rug.