Brian Sellars > Quotes

“When he died, I lost more than a brother. I lost a whole lifetime of seeing everything he could have done with his life and mine too. Death is a thief, Billy, and murder is it's vilest creature”
― Brian Sellars, Dance Floor Drowning

“When people look at each other, doctor, do you know what they see?'
He shrugged, somberly.
'They see skin,and that's all they see. Anything else is put there by their own imagination. In other words, they see what they want to see. Nothing more nor less.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“The greedy are always dangerous, especially when they're also fools.”
― Brian Sellars, The Whispering Bell

“Telling a dog to go home is like asking the tide not to come in.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“You can't have that,' she whispered hotly, as though he'd ordered the coddled testicles of the Dalai Lama.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“A good detective checks everything – even the shadow of a shadow. Remember that.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“Huh, when did being a grown up ever mean owt?”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“I had more secrets than a nymphomaniac nun.”
― Brian Sellars, TIME ROCKS: A Stonehenge Time Travel Adventure

“Seeing how fondly his younger brother looked at Wynflaed, Eofar strolled over to join him. He placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned in close to him. "There are some roads a muler must never trek, little brother" he said, his voice barely a whisper.”
― Brian Sellars, The Whispering Bell

“When people look at each other, doctor, do you know what they see?' He shrugged, sombrely. 'They see skin, and that's all they see. Anything else is put there by their own imaginations. In other words, they see what they want to see. Nothing more nor less.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“Billy had heard that you could tell about people by the newspapers they read.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“Sometimes we never really know what we want, and more often than not we get it completely wrong.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective

“Old folk are always toppling over - me mam sez.”
― Brian Sellars, Tuppenny Hat Detective