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Peter Ruric

Q: What is a famous quote by Peter Ruric?

"Kells was a man of contrasts. He was a killer and he was a nice guy; he was tough and he was gentle." — Peter Ruric

Q: What is a famous quote by Peter Ruric?

"You can't buck a big organization. I've found that out." — Peter Ruric

Q: What is a famous quote by Peter Ruric?

"I'm a very patient guy when I've got to be. And I can be a very impatient guy when I want to be." — Peter Ruric

Author

Peter Ruric, also widely known by his pseudonym Paul Cain, was an influential American author and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his hardboiled novel Fast One, a seminal work in the pulp fiction genre that influenced writers like Raymond Chandler. As a screenwriter, Ruric contributed to several films, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1934 horror classic The Black Cat. His writing is characterized by its lean, rapid-fire prose and grim, unsentimental depiction of the criminal underworld.

May 30, 1907 - Jul 03, 1965 American 4 Quotes