The Art Of Theft Quotes
"And if they were all three at once, then she was certain to feel like a lowly grouse that had somehow wandered into an ostentation of peacocks."
"Yet Livia had never been as intimidated by a woman as she was now."
"For a fraction of a moment it hurt that he had fears—that his feelings for her hadn’t inspired an invulnerable courage, blind to all obstacles."
"I mistrust myself," she said, resuming her progress. "I’m not happy here, and there’s a chance I’ll bring that unhappiness with me wherever I go."
"Some people are like desert plants, needing only a bit of condensate and perhaps a rainstorm every few years."
"I see it not as doomed to spoilage but as prone to change. Yes, it can dwindle to nothing. Or harden into bitterness and enmity."
"How did it feel to hold such lovely, uplifting views—was it like having been born with wings?"
"She goes around if she cannot go through—and a cup of tea and a slice of cake seem to be all she needs to keep herself even-keeled."
"Trapped in a miserable marriage, far away from family and friends, having for companions only a philandering husband and a quartet of difficult children."
"I’ve heard what people say about you and Miss Charlotte Holmes. That you love and admire her, but can’t marry her because she is no longer respectable."
"I only hope that you will not regret your choice of gallantry."
"my sole attempt at burglary ended with me fleeing the scene so fast I almost left my shoes behind."
"I fear we will be out of our depth in this matter."
"To us incense is as unremarkable as lavender water is for the English."
"There is no Sherlock Holmes. There is only me, using my skills to help clients."
"The truth of Sherlock Holmes is something we have never admitted to anyone not associated with our services."
"But afterward I decided to acquire those skills myself—if we needed a lock picker once, who was to say we wouldn’t need one again?"
"I wonder whether the contents of the letters—and the identity of the maharani’s correspondent."
"But I do. I have rifled through my father’s study many times."
"We do not promise success. But we will do our utmost."
"The principle of the matter isn’t very different."
"It would help us more if we knew the reason you are being blackmailed."
"I see no reason why that should come to an abrupt halt: England is wealthy, and there remains a large supply of men and women willing to pay premium prices."
"I think that the presence of unlimited champagne and beautiful women can muddle the thinking of otherwise clearheaded men."
"In this case, I am the only one who can judge whether and how the battle should be fought."
"I have told her that, but I don’t believe she will until she is convinced he is out of danger."
"The quarry must look back to gauge whether his pursuers are gaining on him."
"In that case, if it’s quite all right with you, Your Highness, we will carry on with our work."
"I see. You came to tell me that you have reconsidered your choice."
"That will be quite all right with me. Thank you. Thank you both."
"You’ve always been wise and perceptive, Mrs. Watson."
"What I’d hoped for was the rainbow. But rainbows aren’t meant to last."