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61 " A peace above all earthly dignities,” she quoted. Then turned back to the room. “A still and quiet conscience. "
― Louise Penny , Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13)
62 " Anything different, anything you don’t understand, you immediately believe is threatening. "
63 " Was it too much? Tomorrow at this time, would they all be arrested? Would they all still be alive? When she left to go home to Joan that evening, would a cobrador fall into step behind her, down the long, stifling corridor? For doing too much? For doing too little? She wished now she hadn’t invited them into her chambers. Hadn’t forced the truth, and the lies, from them. She wished she could hide in happy ignorance. Go home to beer and burgers. The one question the Chief Superintendent hadn’t answered was who the defendant really was. And how the murder of Katie Evans was connected to all this. But she knew she’d find out "
64 " He sounded more confident than he really was. But Chief Superintendent Gamache understood that a leader could not afford to reveal his own emotions. He couldn't demand courage in others while quaking in fear himself. "
65 " So unusual was it for someone to actually think on the witness stand. They answered clear questions by telling the rehearsed truth, or a preplanned lie. But they rarely actually thought. "
66 " No man is as bad as the worst thing he’s done.” “Why would he quote a death-row nun?” asked Joan. "