John Bude > Quotes

“,m./But it is precisely at those moments when the glass seems to be ‘set fair’ that Fate invariably decides to take a hand.”
― John Bude

“In my opinion,” said the Superintendent slowly, “an arm-chair review of a case is often far more profitable than any number of enquiries and cross-examinations. You get a better perspective. More wood. Fewer trees.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“But it is precisely at those moments when the glass seems to be ‘set fair’ that Fate invariably decides to take a hand.”
― John Bude

“Exchange between Inspector Bigswell and Reverend Dodd:

“Then we may as well join forces because I came over here for exactly the same reason. Great minds think alike, eh, sir?”

“Or conversely, Inspector - fools seldom differ. It's curious how these old proverbs cancel each other out with such charming inconsequence. Since we've decided to join forces, I might add that many hands make light work - to which you might aptly reply: ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth.’ You see how beautifully it all works out?”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“It's strange how contact with reality kills one's appreciation of the imaginary.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“Basil gasped at the enormity of his realization. He was in love. He was in love with Angela! He’d never felt so utterly depressed in his life.”
― John Bude, Death in White Pyjamas: & Death Knows No Calendar

“I couldn't possibly repeat the words he used .They were so unsettling that I sent Nancy indoors to find my spectacles.”
― John Bude, The Cheltenham Square Murder

“Strikes me, the more we learn the less we know!”
― John Bude, Death on the Riviera

“Unless, of course, you can decorate this new road of inquiry with a few more signposts.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“It was said of him in Boscawen that he knew equally well how to save a soul or a sixpence.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“The parish clock chimed the quarter past six, and Pyke-Jones, the eminent Worthing entomologist, threw himself with a sigh of content into an arm-chair at the vegetarian guest-house known as the Lilac Rabbit. Pyke-Jones”
― John Bude, The Sussex Downs Murder

“She was a solemn child and had high hopes of carrying off the first prize in the “Wild Nosegay” section at the annual flower show”
― John Bude, The Sussex Downs Murder

“That's just where I must part company with you, Inspector,” said the Vicar with a gentle smile. “I'm rather a voracious reader of mystery stories, and it's always struck me that the detective in fiction is inclined to underrate the value of intuition.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

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― John Bude, Death in White Pyjamas: & Death Knows No Calendar

“Once sworn in, Mrs. Mullion delivered her evidence at a breakneck speed, every now and then drawing in a huge gulp of air, which, like the momentary pause of a gear-change, only served to increase the speed of her narrative.”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“Stock Exchange. Curious how people get bitten with the gambling spirit when it's other people's money they're risking!”
― John Bude, The Cornish Coast Murder

“She did not deliberately listen at closed doors or go out of her way to pry upon Ruth or her uncle, but she kept her ears and eyes abnormally wide open.”
― John Bude , The Cornish Coast Murder