Diana J. Febry > Quotes

“She hated how the harsh realities of the job constantly forced her to confront how unrealistic some of her expectations were.”
― Diana J. Febry, Bells on her Toes

“At home, she did what all lonely singles do. Threw a meal for one in the microwave and realised she’d become a cliché.”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury

“The goodwill of Christmas was long faded, swept away, with the clean-up operation of drunken rampages of vandalism and the eruption of marital violence.”
― Diana J. Febry, Bells on her Toes

“maybe there was something in a drawer somewhere in the house which would explain Frank’s behaviour. She didn’t quite know what she had in mind…an old photograph or letter, a clue left lying around which she could retrieve and save the day. Well, that sort of thing always happens in television dramas. Look at Miss Marple and all she unearths.”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury

“rim of”
― Diana J. Febry, The Paperboy

“mad as a box of frogs.”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury

“What really gets me is when you see the cop shows on TV, they get to crash cars, leave buildings burnt to the ground and beat confessions out of their suspects. And get medals for bravery.”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury

“I avoid television and its mind-controlling sound bites, darling. It repeats subliminal messages to the mindless herd via their daily intake of dramas, soaps and reality programmes. They sit on their comfortable sofas bought on credit with their hands in a giant-sized packet of crisps”
― Diana J. Febry, Bells on her Toes

“They were dealing with an old case in a village full of rural eccentrics,”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury

“he was handsome in a clean-cut type of older person way.”
― Diana J. Febry, The Skeletons of Birkbury