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Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1) QUOTES

Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1) QUOTES

1 " So she was waiting for the lecture; prolonged silence always led to the lecture. It was the last thing Sarah needed, and a list of the first things would have filled a book: a hug, a bath, an ear, some sympathy. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

2 " On discovering a fire, the instructions ran, shout Fire and try to put it out. It was useful, heart-of the matter advice, and could be extended almost indefinitely in any direction. On discovering your husband's guests are arseholes, shout Arseholes and try to put them out. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

3 " The Trophy Wife wore a red dress four measured inches above the knee, and lipstick in a shade to match; this plus the kind of face that usually came with a slogan slapped above it, and a figure men would pay money to see with staples through the middle. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

4 " I’m from yeoman stock. Generations back, my family were farmers.’ ‘Generations back everybody’s family were farmers. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

5 " There was a kind of boss Amos Crane had read about: the seagull manager. Who flaps in, makes a lot of noise, shits over everything and leaves. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

6 " We are in an age of miracles and wonders.” “But what about the child? "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

7 " All the information in the world didn’t give you the answers. For these, you had to close with flesh and bone. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

8 " He had never really lost his youth; he just kept it in a small room off the landing. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

9 " He let talk wash over him, a small rock in a large stream, never poking out no matter how shallow the conversation. "

― Mick Herron , Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)