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A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15) QUOTES

A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15) QUOTES

1 " Chief Inspector Gamache’s says there are ‘four sentences that lead to wisdom: I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

2 " Consequences,” said Gamache. “We must always consider the consequences of our actions. Or inaction. It won’t necessarily change what we do, but we need to be aware of the effect. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

3 " Is it true? Is it kind? Does it need to be said? "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

4 " I see." Gamache lowered his voice, though all could still hear the words. "When I was Chief Superintendent, I had a framed poster in my office. On it were the last words of a favorite poet, Seamus Heaney. Noli timere. It's Latin. Do you know what it means?"

He looked around the room.

"Neither did I," he admitted when no one spoke. "I had to look it up. It means 'Be Not Afraid.' His eyes returned to the unhappy young agent. "In this job you'll have to do things that scare you. You might be afraid, but you must be brave. When I ask you to do something, you must trust there's a good reason. And I need to trust that you will do it. D'accord? "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

5 " After all, it’s how the light gets in. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

6 " How often we made our worst fears come true, by behaving as though they already were. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

7 " April in Québec was a climatological shitstorm. A mindfuck of epic proportions. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

8 " All that most maddens and torments; all that stirs up the lees of things; all truth with malice in it. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

9 " I’m saying people change.” She held up her hands to ward off Clara’s protests. “I know, it’s easy to say. And it doesn’t undo the damage. But we’ve seen changes of heart. Changes of perception. It happens. Racists, homophobes, misogynists, they can change. And some do.” “Truth and reconciliation,” said Clara. “Yes. The truth must come first. And then, maybe, reconciliation. Maybe. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

10 " It was, he knew, a sign of End of Days. Ruth refusing booze. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

11 " Alcohol stole dignity and friends and family and livelihoods before finally taking the life. Alcohol was a thief. And often a murderer. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

12 " Myrna understood how damaging it was to compare pain. To dismiss hurt just because it wasn’t the worst. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

13 " told them the four statements that led to wisdom. Never repeating them. I was wrong. I’m sorry. I don’t know. I need help. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

14 " Everyone in the farmyard was staring at Gamache with open astonishment, including the donkeys. But human behavior often astonished them. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

15 " the four statements that led to wisdom. Never repeating them. I was wrong. I’m sorry. I don’t know. I need help. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

16 " She was beginning to see how quickly something completely normal could suddenly seem sinister, if you chose to see it that way. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

17 " be true. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

18 " How close they all were, without knowing it, to disaster. All the time. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

19 " Le beau risque. The great risk. The beautiful risk. To climb out of the hole and start again. "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

20 " Who hurt you once, so far beyond repair? "

― Louise Penny , A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)