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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Crime isn't that complicated. People steal because taking something gives them something. If they're not in it for the money, they're in it for the control. The act of taking, breaking the rules, makes them feel powerful. They're in it for the sheer defiance. - Quote by V.E. Schwab

Crime isn’t that complicated. People steal because taking something gives them something. If they’re not in it for the money, they’re in it for the control. The act of taking, breaking the rules, makes them feel powerful. They’re in it for the sheer defiance.

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