
“She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,” the priest said.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted

“Like the blind man said as he wandered into a cannibal village . . .
“Alright! The country fair must be right up ahead. I smell barbecue!”
―
“Alright! The country fair must be right up ahead. I smell barbecue!”
―

“It was as if the past, till then so longed after, so lived over, had slipped off my shoulders like a burden. The future was still hidden, somewhere in the lights that made a yellow blur in the sky beyond the end of the dark street. Here between the two I waited, and for the first time saw both clearly.... I had made myself a stranger in England, not only bereaved, but miserably dépaysée, drifting with no clear aim, resenting the life I had been thrust into with such tragic brutality; I had refused to adapt myself to it and make myself a place there, behaving like the spoiled child who, because he cannot have the best cake, refuses to eat at all. I had waited for life to offer itself back to me on the old terms. Well, it wasn't going to.”
― Nine Coaches Waiting
― Nine Coaches Waiting

“You are one, and we are many, We are everywhere and nowhere at the same time. We are the face of justice.”
― The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
― The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

“The girl flinched, even lying down. Mary continued through gritted teeth. “Murder can’t be walked away from. Just like you can’t walk away from Viktor. He’ll find you if you run. Richard can’t protect you if Viktor believes you have his babies.”
― Murder on Family Grounds
― Murder on Family Grounds
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