Jo Allen > Quotes

“Violet also said she'd be better with no man than the wrong one. That's probably sounder advice.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“Jude could never quite understand the romantic appeal of the criminal, but it was there before his eyes. Maybe, in the final reckoning, being popular and charismatic - which Adam unquestionably was - was stronger than the fundamentals of fairness and morality.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“Or he couldn't stay away from the scene of the crime.' It never ceased to amaze Jude how often criminals gave themselves away by their fatal inability to keep away.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“Relationships came and went and marriage, her one flirtation with optimism, had proved yet again that it was better to be cynical.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“At a time when she thought she had things under control, it could be a risk to look too closely at the situation, to have to consider the down side of life as well as the up, but that was part of wisdom - understanding there was a cloud for every silver lining.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“All the evidence suggests she died of unnatural causes. Age doesn't take away your right to justice. Don't you think?”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“Forgive me, she pleaded with his ghost. It was because I loved you.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End

“Some people were like that, doomed by their past to sabotage their future.”
― Jo Allen, Death at Eden's End