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The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5) QUOTES

The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5) QUOTES

1 " What was humility unless one possessed the courage to admit error, ignorance and futility, the strength to go back and begin again? "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

2 " In that moment there was no pretense between them, no lingering vestige of reserve or attempt to escape, no denial. It was final and complete. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

3 " chin and nose. He wore the cap tilted at such an angle that the lower half of his face was visible, and his gap-toothed smile was the first thing one saw of him. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

4 " And there was something different in his manner as well, a confidence born of intellect, not status or power. Curious how such fractional things, the angle of a head, a furrow between the brows, a hesitation, a measuring as if of a potential threat, could give away a man’s origins even before he spoke. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

5 " He received in essence the same answer from every other shop he tried. No one recognized his description of Hester, and none of them had sold digitalis to any member of the Farraline household, or indeed to anyone not known to them personally. He pursued the other sources of information, the public house, the street peddlers and crossing sweepers, the errand and delivery boys and the news vendors, but all he learned was very general gossip that seemed to serve no purpose. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

6 " All the fear in the world is not going to change anything, only rob me of what little I have. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

7 " The traffic was heavy, carriages, cabs, wagons, carts of every description passing by, splashing the water out of the gutters, wheels hissing on the wet road, horses dripping, sodden hides dark. Drivers sat hunched with collars up and hats down in a futile attempt to keep the cold rain from running down their necks, hands clenched on the reins. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

8 " The room was one of her favorites, decorated entirely in dark green and white, with white doors and window embrasures, directing one’s eye toward the light. The furniture was warm, dark rosewood, upholstered in cream brocade, and there was a bowl of white chrysanthemums on the table. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

9 " In fact, ever since we began anything one could call civilization and learned that we are more than a collection of individuals, each for himself, and formed the concept of community, money has been pivotal. Pollute that, and you strike at the root of all society. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

10 " The crossing sweeper, a boy of about eight or nine years, was still busily pushing manure out of the way to make a clean path for any pedestrian who wished to reach the other side. He seemed to be one of those cheerful souls willing to make the best out of any situation. His skimpy trousers stuck to his legs, his coat was too long for him and gaped around the neck, but his enormous cap seemed to keep most of the rain off his head, except for "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

11 " expostulations, "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)

12 " After that it would be a matter of other sources for general information, the nearest public house which the male servants might occasionally frequent, errand and delivery boys, street peddlers and crossing sweepers who might have an observant eye and, for a few pence, a ready tongue. "

― Anne Perry , The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk, #5)