Martss

“You put a spell on the dog," I said as we left the house.
"Just a small one," said Nightingale.
"So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a...what?"
"A wizard."
"Like Harry Potter?"
Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter."
"In what way?"
"I'm not a fictional character," said Nightingale.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London

“The laws of thermodynamics were very clear on the subject – all debts must be paid in full.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London

“Sometimes I wonder whether, if I’d been the one that went for coffee and not Lesley May, my life would have been much less interesting and certainly much less dangerous. Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I’m considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father, who once told me, ‘Who knows why the fuck anything happens?’ Covent”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London

“...good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot