Marcia Muller > Quotes

“Ever think of becoming a cop?"

"I did, but at the time there wasn't much opportunity for women. Lady cops were confined to typing, taking shorthand, and the juvenile division."

"And I don't suppose you have any womanly skills like typing or taking shorthand?"

I smiled. "No, but I'm a mean shot with a .38 and I bake terrific bread.”
― Marcia Muller, Edwin of the Iron Shoes

“The human animal only sees what it wants to see.”
― Marcia Muller, Beyond the Grave

“You believe. You just don’t put a name to it.”
― Marcia Muller, A Wild and Lonely Place

“I hope you'll excuse the mess." David Halpert looked dismayed at the chaos in his living room -- not so much for my sake, but because it was his and he had to live with it.”
― Marcia Muller, Leave a Message for Willie

“A security chain ran through the weapons’ trigger guards, but its padlock was unclasped and the last slot in the rack was empty. A framed display hung beside the rack, and as soon as I saw it, I knew.”
― Marcia Muller, Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors

“something, Mister Shock?”
― Marcia Muller, Crucifixion River

“It’s strange, you know. You can be friendly with people year after year, fish with them on the weekends, attend parties and cookouts, and then one day the reason you’re drawn together is gone—and they’re gone too. It’s strange—and sad.”
― Marcia Muller, The Cavalier in White