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1 " The job is hard enough when the victims are men. But when I see violence done to the innocent, to women or children? It is never easy to observe, or investigate for that matter. "
― Shelley Gray , Deception on Sable Hill (Chicago World's Fair Mystery, #2)
2 " And that, she realized, fully encompassed the Carstairs family’s last and most important rule of life: no matter what, never forget that everything generations of their family had accomplished could vanish in an instant. "
3 " I know many a hardened man at the precinct who would’ve flinched at the sight of a lovely young lady bleeding on the ground. Violence has a way of preying on a person’s soul, I fear.” He grimaced. “All I can say is that I haven’t become so jaded by my job that I have forgotten about the sanctity of a life. "
4 " Maeve’s expression soured. “I don’t dislike you, Miss Carstairs. It’s simply that I have no use for young ladies like you.” Her tone hardened as she continued. “I have no desire to be a part of your miniscule effort to do charity work, to temporarily fill some gap in your life, deal with something that’s been missing. "