David Ashton > Quotes

“Politics. The dunghill upon which many a cock has crowed.”
― David Ashton, Shadow of the Serpent

“I would rather be 'annoyingly' positive and optimistic than destructively negative and hateful”
― David Ashton, Shadow of the Serpent

“Every time the Irish trust the English it ends in grief.”
― David Ashton, Shadow of the Serpent: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1

“Ah well, Mulholland decided. Better out than in. ‘How did the golf proceed at the weekend, sir?’ The floodgates of grievance burst asunder and spilled out a veritable deluge. ‘I had a five-foot putt on the last green to win the match for myself and partner. Just as I was about to strike the ball, just at that moment, mind you, just then, not at any other moment, Sandy Grant, my own chief constable and a fellow mason to boot, jingled the coin in his pocket. A deliberate jingle!’ Mulholland bowed his head in sorrow and spoke. ‘My Aunt Katie always says, “There’s no limit to the darkness in man. To win the prize, he’d murder the world.”
― David Ashton, Fall From Grace: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 2

“Queen Victoria would have been proud of this hallway; it was a testament to her glorious reign. The epitome of denied joy.”
― David Ashton, Fall From Grace: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 2