The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1)

by Laurie R. King

Guessing is a weakness brought on by indolence and should never be confused with intuition.”

“Madam, there is no treachery in the truth. There may be pain, but to face honestly all possible conclusions formed by a set of facts is the noblest route possible for a human being.”

Bitterness is an aftertaste that comes when the sweetness has had time to fade,

“That’s what tears are for, you know, to wash away the fear and cool the hate.”

“When faced with the unthinkable,” I said shakily, “one chooses the merely impossible.”