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The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13) QUOTES

The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13) QUOTES

1 " It had been at the height of the summer heat-wave of 1995. One day when she had been wearing the skimpiest outfit the Force could ever officially tolerate, she had seen in Strange’s eyes what she thought (and almost hoped?) were the signs of some mild, erotic fantasy.
‘You look very desirable, my girl!’
That’s all he said.
Was that what people meant by ‘sexual harassment "

― Colin Dexter , The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13)

2 " ...though I am still...exceedingly puzzled as to why our murderer should decide to draw almost inevitable attention to himself by wearing such a conspicuous pair of plimsolls and running around Burford for two and a half hours. "

― Colin Dexter , The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13)

3 " He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody ( Joseph Heller, Catch "

― Colin Dexter , The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13)

4 " It’s good to hope; it’s the waiting that spoils it (Yiddish "

― Colin Dexter , The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse, #13)