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“the tangled framework of wrought iron supporting the train shed roof,”
― Steve Robinson, The Penmaker's Wife

“But the final act of the Gospel is death: death at the healed hands of the lepers, called for by the mouths of the ones whose tongues were loosed, watched by the eyes opened by His touch. And if we intend to follow His steps, live according to the Gospel, and show love to sinners, we must be willing to die by their hands. And you will. You will.”
― Steve Robinson, Lord of the Hunt and Other Tales of Grace

“maybe an hour in the morning or at night and just dedicate it to that skill you have. Read books about it. Take courses to excel at it. Promise. In the next five or six months, you will be better at it than most people.  Your confidence will go up and you will no longer compare yourself to others or try to be good at something just for the sake of proving to others that you are confident. You will have finally discovered what your life will be about.”
― Steve Robinson, How To Talk To Anyone: 6 Easy Tricks To Building Confidence, Learning How To Talk To People And Skyrocketing Your Self-esteem

“was barely past daybreak, the gas lamps still cooling in the foggy half-light of what promised to be another fine summer’s morning, yet the woman could already hear the city coming to life around her. Another hour and its busy thoroughfares would be crowded with hansom cabs and swaying omnibuses, the pavements loud with lively footfalls and the cries of the costermongers. But what did any of that matter to her? In another hour she would be floating in the Thames.”
― Steve Robinson, The Penmaker's Wife

“HIstory collects secrets like politicians collect lies.”
― Steve Robinson

“Family history isn’t full of happy endings, Jefferson. You know that. And isn’t that one of the allures of the job? It’s the skeletons in the closet that get people like us out of bed in the morning, isn’t it?”
― Steve Robinson