Jane Casey > Quotes

“There are two things that cannot be taken back- the sped arrow and the spoken word.”
― Jane Casey, The Missing

“Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.”
― Jane Casey

“She wouldn't have died if I hadn't taught her how to fall.”
― Jane Casey, How to Fall

“Speculation is a dangerous thing without any evidence to back it up.”
― Jane Casey

“He’d have denied it to his dying breath but Derwent wasn’t as tough as he pretended to be. For the very small number of people he cared about, Derwent would give his all. It made him vulnerable, and every now and then that vulnerability showed.”
― Jane Casey

“Because of course, for every revelation of weakness, there had to be an equal and opposite show of strength.”
― Jane Casey

“So that was where we were in our relationship.Derwent’s scale ran all the way from wouldn’t piss-on-you-if-you-were-on-fire to would-kill-for-you-no-need-to-ask-twice. I was quite glad to be somewhere near the middle.”
― Jane Casey

“system:”
― Jane Casey, The Burning

“Vaše ložnice je támhle nad vchodem? No, jestli jste vy nic neslyšela, tak si neumím představit, že by něco slyšel někdo jiný. Nějaké matky po porodu v téhle ulici nejsou?"
Zavrtěla jsem hlavou, jeho otázka mě docela pobavila, ale on se zatvářil zklamaně. "Nejlepší svědkové na světě jsou mámy novorozeňat. V noci každou chvíli vzhůru, nemají na práci nic jiného než kojit mimina a dívat se z okna. Kojící matky a důchodci jsou moji nejmilejší svědci.”
― Jane Casey, The Missing

“The team had held a massive leaving party (for DI Tom Judd) to celebrate. We hadn't made the mistake of inviting Judd himself.”
― Jane Casey, The Reckoning

“He held on to me so tightly it was as if he was trying to stop my heart from breaking by holding it together.”
― Jane Casey, Let the Dead Speak

“This is the place where death rejoices to help those who live. It's written somewhere in every morgue I've ever been in. Nice way of looking at it, isn't it?”
― Jane Casey, The Last Girl

“There weren't many people who could make you feel as if you'd launched yourself down a set of rapids just by saying hello.”
― Jane Casey, After the Fire

“If I’ve learned one thing doing this job it’s that evil can be anywhere. Even here.”
― Jane Casey, Let the Dead Speak

“As a rule, I had murder in my mind. That day, I had it in my heart.”
― Jane Casey