“Rather than the grey and dreary institutions of public perception, these should be places of innovation and experiment, where readers can take a chance on a book, pick one because they like the look of the cover or the title or because they see it returned by the gorgeous young man who lives in their street. After all, they will have absolutely nothing to lose. The book will be free.”
―
Ann Cleeves,
The Library Book
“We don't often notice the people who look after us, do we? Though we'd miss them if they weren't there” ― Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street
“But she thought the men’s brains had turned to jelly. They couldn’t see straight. Faced with a pretty woman they all seemed to lose their reason.” ― Ann Cleeves, Telling Tales
“like everything, sanity came more easily with practice.” ― Ann Cleeves, Thin Air
“Vera thought for a moment that she might have found a man if she’d scrubbed up a bit better, then decided that no man was worth the time it took to plaster stuff on your face in the morning, when you could have an extra cup of tea instead.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“Not unless he crossed the line.’ Holly supposed she should let this go, but she was tired of Vera’s bullying. ‘Ah, that line . . .’ Vera leaned back in her chair with her eyes half-closed. ‘If only we knew exactly where it was.’ There” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“the hugeness of the world was a pool to dive into, not somewhere to drown.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“Was it only possible truly to enjoy something if you knew there was a danger that it might be taken away?” ― Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street
“She’d learned that it was important when you were dealing with professional do-gooders to keep calm. Otherwise they judged you. Wrote things like anger-management problems in their reports.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“It was precisely midnight when he stepped through the door. Taylor had said he wanted everyone in the Incident Room an hour before first light the next day, but Perez wasn't ready for sleep. As he switched on the kettle to make tea, he remembered he hadn't eaten since lunchtime and stuck sliced bread under the grill, fished margarine and marmalade from the fridge. He'd have breakfast now, save time in the morning.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
“I don’t understand how anyone can write if they don’t use public transport. I earwig all the time.” ― Ann Cleeves
“His thoughts were wheeling and dipping like the gulls over the estuary, groping for an explanation, feeling at last he was making sense of what lie behind Walden's death...” ― Ann Cleeves, The Long Call
“They think of themselves as your grandparents,’ he said. But call them whatever you like. James and Mary?” ― Ann Cleeves, Thin Air
“Oh, I’m interested in everything, Joe. That’s why I’m a bloody brilliant detective.’ She gave him her widest smile. ‘That’s why I’m in charge and you’re sitting there, doing as you’re told.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Seagull
“Vera watched him walk to his car, the champagne in one hand, the flowers in the other. Thought that if she'd been married to someone like Joe Ashworth, she'd be so bored she'd commit murder herself.” ― Ann Cleeves, Hidden Depths
“And once the others started shouting too, she stopped speaking and just watched. Pleased, as if it was what she had wanted all the time. That hate spreading like a wild fire on the hill.’ A pause. ‘It was as if she was drunk on the power.” ― Ann Cleeves, Hidden Depths
“She fell suddenly and deeply asleep. A reaction to the shock, she thought later. It was as if a fuse had blown. She needed to escape.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
“lack of faith had little to do with choice. Doubt was a cancer that grew unbidden.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Long Call
“The fair one was the prettier, round and soft, but Magnus noticed the dark one first; her black hair was streaked with luminescent blue.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
“We don't often notice the people who look after us, do we? Though we'd miss them if they weren't there” ― Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street
“But she thought the men’s brains had turned to jelly. They couldn’t see straight. Faced with a pretty woman they all seemed to lose their reason.” ― Ann Cleeves, Telling Tales
“like everything, sanity came more easily with practice.” ― Ann Cleeves, Thin Air
“Vera thought for a moment that she might have found a man if she’d scrubbed up a bit better, then decided that no man was worth the time it took to plaster stuff on your face in the morning, when you could have an extra cup of tea instead.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“Not unless he crossed the line.’ Holly supposed she should let this go, but she was tired of Vera’s bullying. ‘Ah, that line . . .’ Vera leaned back in her chair with her eyes half-closed. ‘If only we knew exactly where it was.’ There” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“the hugeness of the world was a pool to dive into, not somewhere to drown.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“Was it only possible truly to enjoy something if you knew there was a danger that it might be taken away?” ― Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street
“She’d learned that it was important when you were dealing with professional do-gooders to keep calm. Otherwise they judged you. Wrote things like anger-management problems in their reports.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Moth Catcher
“It was precisely midnight when he stepped through the door. Taylor had said he wanted everyone in the Incident Room an hour before first light the next day, but Perez wasn't ready for sleep. As he switched on the kettle to make tea, he remembered he hadn't eaten since lunchtime and stuck sliced bread under the grill, fished margarine and marmalade from the fridge. He'd have breakfast now, save time in the morning.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
“I don’t understand how anyone can write if they don’t use public transport. I earwig all the time.” ― Ann Cleeves
“His thoughts were wheeling and dipping like the gulls over the estuary, groping for an explanation, feeling at last he was making sense of what lie behind Walden's death...” ― Ann Cleeves, The Long Call
“They think of themselves as your grandparents,’ he said. But call them whatever you like. James and Mary?” ― Ann Cleeves, Thin Air
“Oh, I’m interested in everything, Joe. That’s why I’m a bloody brilliant detective.’ She gave him her widest smile. ‘That’s why I’m in charge and you’re sitting there, doing as you’re told.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Seagull
“Vera watched him walk to his car, the champagne in one hand, the flowers in the other. Thought that if she'd been married to someone like Joe Ashworth, she'd be so bored she'd commit murder herself.” ― Ann Cleeves, Hidden Depths
“And once the others started shouting too, she stopped speaking and just watched. Pleased, as if it was what she had wanted all the time. That hate spreading like a wild fire on the hill.’ A pause. ‘It was as if she was drunk on the power.” ― Ann Cleeves, Hidden Depths
“She fell suddenly and deeply asleep. A reaction to the shock, she thought later. It was as if a fuse had blown. She needed to escape.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
“lack of faith had little to do with choice. Doubt was a cancer that grew unbidden.” ― Ann Cleeves, The Long Call
“The fair one was the prettier, round and soft, but Magnus noticed the dark one first; her black hair was streaked with luminescent blue.” ― Ann Cleeves, Raven Black
