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The air hangs so tight between her and Missy Lavinia you could fiddle a tune on it.
“Boil my brains!” said Lord Peter. “Boil ’em and mash ’em and serve ’em up with butter as a dish of turnips, for it’s damn well all they’re fit for! Look at me!”
― Clouds of Witness
― Clouds of Witness
“Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions.”
“Jump? You don’t even crawl distantly within sight of a conclusion.”
― Whose Body?
“Jump? You don’t even crawl distantly within sight of a conclusion.”
― Whose Body?
“If there had been a clock in the room, it would have stopped. Occasionally, there are minutes that get extra seconds. Moments so precious the universe stretches to make additional room for them, and this was one of them. People don't get pauses like these very often. Some people never receive them at all.”
― Excerpt: Finale
― Excerpt: Finale
“Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once.”
― The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
― The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
“Every story has four parts: the beginning, the middle, the almost-ending, and the true ending. Unfortunately, not everyone gets a true ending. Most people give up at the part of the story where things are the worst, when the situation feels hopeless, but that is where hope is needed most. Only those who persevere can find their true ending.”
― Finale
― Finale
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