Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 25, “Ladbroke Grove” (p. 262)
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Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 21, “Oxford Circus” (p. 226)
Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 21, “Oxford Circus” (p. 224)
“You don’t actually know enough about me to insult me properly.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 14, “Westbourne Park” (p. 156)
Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 14, “Westbourne Park” (p. 148)
“Low sample size—one of the reasons why magic and science are hard to reconcile.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 10, “Russell Square” (p. 106)
Ben Aaronovitch Quotes about men
Ben Aaronovitch book Whispers Under Ground
Source: Whispers Under Ground (2012), Chapter 1, “Tufnell Park” (p. 5)
“Anything that can go wrong with armed men in the light can go twice as wrong in the dark.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 12, “It Don’t Mean a Thing” (p. 265)
“Men have died for this music. You can’t get more serious than that.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Epigram —Dizzy Gillespie
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011)
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“It’s always better to tell a half-truth than a half-lie.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 13, “Autumn Leaves” (p. 277)
“It’s no fun looking down on people if you can’t let them know you’re above them.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 13, “Autumn Leaves” (p. 273)
“Have you noticed that about journalists—all they really want to talk about is themselves.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 13, “Autumn Leaves” (p. 273)
“First law of gossip—there’s no point knowing something if somebody else doesn’t know you know it.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 11, “Those Foolish Things” (p. 239)
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 9, “The Forcing House” (p. 194)
“I’m an old-fashioned copper–I don’t believe in breaking the laws of thermodynamics.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 7, “Almost Like Being in Love” (p. 141)
“The difference between stripping and burlesque, as far as I could tell, was class.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 6, “The Empress of Pleasure” (p. 121)
“Ghosts, I was thinking, memories—I wasn’t sure there was a difference.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 5, “The Night Gate” (p. 97)
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 4, “One-Tenth of My Ashes” (p. 64)
“When you’re a musician free is a magic number.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 3, “A Long Drink of the Blues” (p. 45)
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 1, “Body and Soul” (p. 19)
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 1, “Body and Soul” (p. 1)
“Lives to act, poor thing, it’s all he ever wanted out of life.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 13, “London Bridge” (p. 280)
Context: “Except he’s dead,” I said.
“I know,” said Mr. Punch. “Isn’t the universe wonderful.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 12, “The Last Resort” (p. 268)
“Nobody likes a riot except looters and journalists.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 12, “The Last Resort” (p. 245)
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 10, “The Blind Spot” (p. 210)
“Sometimes when someone tells you not to go somewhere, it’s better not to go there.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 9, “The Judas Goat” (p. 189)
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 2, “Ghost Hunting Dog” (p. 26)
Ben Aaronovitch book Rivers of London
Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 1, “Material Witness” (pp. 2-3)
