Quotes from book
Rivers of London


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“Lives to act, poor thing, it’s all he ever wanted out of life.”

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.”

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“Nobody likes a riot except looters and journalists.”

Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 12, “The Last Resort” (p. 245)

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“There we continued the time-honored tradition of brazenly lying through our teeth while telling nothing but the truth.”

Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 10, “The Blind Spot” (p. 210)

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“Sometimes when someone tells you not to go somewhere, it’s better not to go there.”

Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 9, “The Judas Goat” (p. 189)

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“I wasn’t ready to believe in ghosts, but that’s the thing about empirical experience: it’s the real thing.”

Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 2, “Ghost Hunting Dog” (p. 26)

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“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I’m considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father, who once told me, “Who knows why the fuck anything happens?””

Source: Rivers of London (2011; American edition title: Midnight Riot), Chapter 1, “Material Witness” (pp. 2-3)

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