Emily Organ > Quotes

“Taking a deep breath, George turned around taking in the unspectacular panorama. A tear moved slowly down his cheek. To George this was where it had all began. And where it was now ending. His biggest regret was not making peace with his family. All those years and now he’d reached the last moments of his life without saying the things he needed to say. Without making the effort he should have done. Years of taking things for granted.”
― Emily Organ, The Last Day

“When people tell me they would love a life such as mine, I reply with the words of Shakespeare: 'All that glitters is not gold.”
― Emily Organ, Limelight

“It felt safe under the duvet. The world couldn’t reach Patricia now she was hiding under a thick layer of polyester.”
― Emily Organ, The Last Day

“I prefer animals to people,”
― Emily Organ, The Poisoned Peer

“These men sitting about us have a voracious appetite for power and all that goes with it, and they don't mind who they trample on to get what they want”
― Emily Organ, Limelight

“Chislehurst Caves are actually mines which were first excavated in the 13th century to mine chalk and flint. Mining finally ended in the 1830s and left a network of tunnels beneath suburban south-east London covering 22 miles. The caves were used to store ammunition during the First World War and became an underground city during the Second World War when thousands of families slept there to escape the bombs. During this time the caves accommodated 15,000 people and had a cinema, three canteens, a barber, a hospital and a chapel.”
― Emily Organ, The Bermondsey Poisoner

“Trust a woman to consider morality above revenue!”
― Emily Organ, Curse of the Poppy

“To Augusta’s disappointment, her reputation was becoming more widely known.”
― Emily Organ, Death in Westminster

“It’s astonishing, isn’t it, how people can become so well-known for doing so little?”
― Emily Organ, Murder on the Thames

“What is it, Mrs Thonnings?” asked Churchill, helping her into her seat. “How’s Mrs Marrowpip?” “It’s terrible news!” she wailed. “She’s dead!”
― Emily Organ, Disaster at the Christmas Dinner

“Augusta’s”
― Emily Organ, The Tower Bridge Murder

“Jeff walked beside her, sheltering them both under a red and white golfing umbrella.  She smiled unconvincingly as she approached Richard. ‘Hi, Richy.’  He nodded in reply, catching the scent”
― Emily Organ, The Outsider

“That wasn’t the life I longer for,”
― Emily Organ, The Egyptian Mystery

“That’s why I envy you.’ ‘Envy me?’ Augusta laughed. ‘I’m just a middle-aged book repairer who sells cheap second-hand books.’ ‘You’re much more than that, and you know it.”
― Emily Organ, The Tower Bridge Murder

“And it shows you something else, too. It shows that you can have everything you possibly want in the world and it still won’t make you happy.”
― Emily Organ, The Poison Puzzle

“That vase is worth ten shillings at the very most. Look, it has a chip.” “That ain’t a chip; it’s a feature.”
― Emily Organ, Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel

“There’s nothing like a common adversary to bring everyone together, is there? Practically every snowman is guarded, it seems. What a wonderful community response.”
― Emily Organ, Disaster at the Christmas Dinner