E.M. Taggart

“Well,” continued Hilary, “it felt like somebody’s face! You know when you play water polo, and you push a chap’s face with your foot—” “What sort of water polo do you play, for heaven’s sake?” asked Richard Cowes.”
― Gladys Mitchell, The Longer Bodies: A Mrs. Bradley Mystery

“She wants to see the children before she dies,” pronounced his wife. “Poor thing. I expect she’s very lonely and unhappy right out there in the country. Write back quickly, dear, and tell her how very welcome she is.” “I’d better tip the boys the wink to be civil to her,” said Godfrey, pursuing a different train of thought. “Her money’s got to be left somewhere, and she was never one to be fond of cats.”
― Gladys Mitchell, The Longer Bodies: A Mrs. Bradley Mystery

“Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot.”
― Mary Wesley

“Life is a four-letter word.”
― Lenny Bruce