Maria Hudgins > Quotes

“Six hundred forty thousand Euros. Nearly a million in U.S. dollars.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Second Wife

“The waiter brought my ouzo and a glass of water. I wished the deck lights were brighter because I love to see ouzo turn blue when you add water to it.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death on the Aegean Queen

“If it worked the same way as it did in the U.S., she wouldn’t even be considered a missing person until she’d been missing twenty-four hours.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

“The glassware, in my opinion, came in two varieties: ugly, and way too expensive.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

“The historian in me love to uncover things, and the mother in me hates to be lied to...[Why Dotsy investigates murder]”
― Maria Hudgins, Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist

“The Italian Government wastes more money than this every minute.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“He had looked at me with a straight face and said, “I never lied to you. I never told you I wasn’t having an affair. You never asked.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

“What about Gisele’s boyfriend, Milo?” I asked.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Second Wife

“They certainly couldn’t do electroplating back then,”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Every man has his price. I would not steal a million Euros even if I knew for a fact I wouldn’t be caught. But what about ten million? A hundred million? Every man has his price.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“The time printed on the first picture was 17:40, or 5:40 p.m.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

“John and William’s mother.” “Is she dead?” “I believe so.” “And their father?” “He’s dead, too.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Lovable Geek

“Brighton, I thought they had said, on the north coast of the English Channel.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Lovable Geek

“John Sinclair, I had noticed, never used an ordinary word when a pretentious one would do as well.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Lovable Geek

“West Chester, actually.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Give a Scotsman a way to beat the tax man and you’ve made a friend for life.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Lovable Geek

“The years pass so quickly now that I can't keep my mental image of myself up to date. [Mature Dotsy deals with her age]”
― Maria Hudgins, Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist

“jist”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Gossamer green wool”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Second Wife

“don’t think Jess knows. If Camilla had a will, who knows? If she didn’t, Herb will inherit her estate,”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Philadelphia,”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Maybe it’s more like, at home she can pretend not to know, but here it’s too obvious to keep up the pretense,” I said.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

“I tell people I live in Philadelphia because everyone knows where that is, but Camilla insists on saying, ‘West Chester.’ God forbid someone might think we live in one of those slummy parts of Philadelphia.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death in Istanbul

“Because I got a call from a friend in town today, about noon. Milo has a perfect alibi.”
― Maria Hudgins, Death of a Second Wife