Abeer

“You have to destroy a little piece of yourself in order to save everyone else, Savage had once told him. He wasn’t sure how much he had left to give.”
― Alex Smith, Unholy Saints

“If you kill your wife, you don’t concoct a tall tale about somebody locking you in a van and making you fight to the death. You do it discretely, you hide the body, you claim innocence.”
― Alex Smith, Truly Madly Deadly

“Somebody beaten? Probably the Heiligs. Somebody dead? You tell a lie that big, it swallows you. You have to live inside it for the rest of your life.”
― Alex Smith, Unholy Saints

“Thanks for being a friend, Robbie,” he said as he started the engine. “I’m going home to drown my sorrows. I’m destined to be alone forever.” “No you’re bloody not,” said Kett, diving into the passenger seat before Balls could drive off. The little man looked at him with an expression of pure hope. “You’re coming with me?” he said. “Because we’re friends?” “No,” said Kett. “I just need you to drive me back to the station.”
― Alex Smith, Truly Madly Deadly