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1 " Here’s to all the songs and all their singers, in times of darkness and times of light. "
― Ian Rankin , A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus #23)
2 " question they couldn’t answer as yet. What mattered to them "
3 " Do you ever drink any of the cups of tea that get made for you?’ Rebus asked, gesturing towards the still-full mug. ‘Don’t really like the stuff,’ Creasey admitted. ‘But people do seem to enjoy making it. "
4 " latest notebook – he filled dozens of "
5 " He wasn’t management, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t skilled. Quite the opposite, in Rebus’s experience. "
6 " Scoular’s firm, with an injection of Saudi money, is pitching to build a golf resort up north, on land owned by Lord Strathy. "
7 " He was in his twenties and lived in a caravan behind the pub, which he shared with his tattoos and facial piercings. ‘The room you’re in is his by rights,’ Collins had explained to Rebus, ‘but he’d rather be where he is. "
8 " Pretty much. "
9 " hoped was "
10 " The two movers did not require tea – they seemed to work on a supply of fizzy drinks and vaping. Besides which, they were almost done. She heard "
11 " Here’s tae us,’ Cameron said. ‘Wha’s like us?’ Collins added. ‘Might just leave it there,’ Rebus said, unwilling to finish the toast. But the words echoed in his head anyway. Gey few, and they’re aw deid … "