Joe K.

“They still seem to like you, though,” says Rosie. “That’s because I lose,” says Ferdy. “If I’d won, they’d hate me. That’s politics.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders

“She turned her head on the grass to look at Betty. The girl continued to gaze at the stars, and her face, in profile, was picked out by starlight, sharp and illumined as if by a halo of consecrated fire. Betty was braver than she realized, braver than Mary Agnes could ever be. For she looked full into the face of mystery and found the cold clarity of truth. It, too, was a mirror’s surface. Mary Agnes prayed that Betty’s looking glass would never break.”
― Olivia Hawker, The Stars and Their Light

“Ferguson said to Poirot: “Do you think she really means that?” “Certainly.” “She prefers that pompous old bore to me?” “Undoubtedly.” “The girl’s mad,” declared Ferguson. Poirot’s eyes twinkled. “She is a woman of an original mind,” he said. “It is probably the first time you have met one.”
― Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile

“Since Blacks weren’t really allowed to purchase homes, nice cars were really the only way to show affluence and accomplishment. And the automobiles they typically purchased were large because often whole families had to sleep in them. And the powerful engines were critical, to outrun whites intent on doing them harm, including the police.”
― David Baldacci, A Calamity of Souls