Jack Murray > Quotes

“I have a question, and it is a serious one, but do men ever really grow up?’ ‘No,’ said Bright.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“maybe because people could think, life could not be straightforward.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“Talleyrand’s maxim that speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“canine digestive yields.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“description of the Edmunds family as a charming mixture of hostility and taciturnity”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“As he approached the vehicle, he heard the chatter of some men on the other side. While he hoped that they would be men that, at least, would be likeable, he realised it would be even better if they were men he could count on. He had no doubts about himself on that score.”
― Jack Murray, Crusader

“He found little to admire in men who considered themselves hardened drinkers. Character and courage were defined in ways such men would never understand.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“Spunky sat in the reception of the Hotel Majestic, one eye on yesterday’s Times, the other eye would have been used for looking at the comings and goings of people in the foyer, but he only had one good eye following the War.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries

“the room. It was larger than the other rooms downstairs but sparsely furnished: a double bed, a wardrobe, drawers, a desk and an armchair. A lifetime of service, thought Miller, and this is what it amounts to.”
― Jack Murray, The Kit Aston Mysteries