Catherine Aird Quotes

“If there was one thing which Sloan had learned over the years it was that you should never underestimate the element of luck in detective work.”

“Are you quite through with your lurid comments and wicked amusements?""Hardly, my dear, this is just the beginning. You may not be eager now, but I shall melt that ice of yours yet. I always get what I want, and I don't mind waiting for a little while.”

“Sleep well in my arms tonight, love, but know that we must come to an understanding of sorts--for I be a full-blooded male as this fire in my loins doth remind me--and unfortunately, not the saint ye so obviously would have me!”

“There is no shame in being illiterate. One need only feel ashamed when one denies the opportunity to learn.”

“Though,' observed Sloan profoundly, 'where there's a will there's usually a relative.”

“He did his best to explain this to Inspector Sloan afterwards. 'A funny feeling, sir.' 'Yes?' Funny feelings were not encouraged at Berebury Police Station.”

“Sloane wasn't interested. As a police officer he was concerned with crime, not punishment.”

“If I can send you a sign, I will.”

“It seems to her [Saint Catherine of Siena] that the devil has this world in his power, not by his own will, for he is powerless, but through our help because we obey him. The evil aroma rising from the ... wars which are waged by Christians against Christians, are the same as war against God. ... Peace, peace, for the sake of the love of the crucified Christ, and not war; that is the only solution.”

“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.”