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1 " He told me—it was like a dream.” The story unspools in chunks and gasps, wet noises caked with pain. “He told me, he— this was supposed to be beautiful. Like being reborn. Like giving birth. Like creating life. But this is—”“Wrong.” I finish.“It hurts. "
― Cassandra Khaw , Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata, #1)
2 " One of the most effective tricks in a gumshoe's playbook is the act of silence. Wait. Let the other guy pull the trigger first. It costs you nothing, and it gets you everything. "
3 " The world’s too full of trouble to adopt those that don’t belong to you. "
4 " trilby "
5 " clarion "
6 " bezoar, "
7 " bubble and squeak. "
8 " wog. "
9 " chavs. "
10 " The words fly like kicks, hard and loose, ugly swings with no artistry at all, just raw emotion. "
11 " The street is getting dark, the pavement tiger-striped by halogen. It wears the fog like a dame’s best scarf, slightly jaunty, with an edge of challenge. "
