James Becker > Quotes

“My name’s Christopher Bronson, and I’m a detective sergeant. You can call me Chris. You can call me DS Bronson, or you can just call me Bronson. But, you fat, ugly bastard, you can’t call me “Death Wish”.”
― James Becker, The First Apostle

“The capital was a city of contrasts and a city in turmoil. The disparity between the small number of incredibly wealthy people and the grinding poverty of the masses was simply enormous. In the West End, vast armies of servants lived in huge houses, virtual palaces in many cases, catering to the needs and whims of both the nobility and members of the newly evolved merchant class – old and new money living side by side. But in the East End, entire families were forced to live in single unheated and largely unfurnished rooms in buildings which had no sanitation whatsoever, and frequently not even the luxury of one cold-water tap.”
― James Becker, The Ripper Secret

“Whether or not huge numbers of people believe something has no bearing whatsoever on its truth or validity. In the past, millions believed that the earth was flat, and that the sun and the stars revolved around it.”
― James Becker, The First Apostle

“As far as the Inquisitors were concerned, there was no question of an accused person being innocent—the fact that an accusation had been made was sufficient proof of guilt, and all they had to do then was obtain a signed confession from the heretic. That almost always involved prolonged and inventive torture and took place in private, in specially equipped torture chambers. The Inquisitors were forbidden to spill blood, during either questioning or execution, so they made liberal use of the rack and the strappado to dislocate joints. They also roasted limbs over slow fires, usually the feet because the heretic had to be able to sign a confession once it was all over.”
― James Becker, The First Apostle

“monitors were shut down when the offices were closed.”
― James Becker, The Messiah Secret

“lights”
― James Becker, The Templar Heresy

“rile.”
― James Becker, The Templar Heresy