Away with the Fairies Quotes

“Is everyone called by their first name?’ ‘Yes. Have you ever thought that by losing your own name in marriage you lose a good portion of your identity? That to become Mrs. George Smith is to be entirely obliterated except as an adjunct to, or relict of, Mr. George Smith? The one name left is the one you were christened with.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Away with the Fairies

“We went out to investigate and found the maid collapsed on the path, gasping that Miss Lavender was dead. I looked inside the cottage. I did not touch anything. I saw Miss Lavender on the floor, dead as a doornail. I sent my niece inside and informed Mrs. Needham that she had a vacancy. I know nothing else about the matter.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Away with the Fairies

“Sleeping children gained weight according to the depth of their sleep.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Away With The Fairies

“They say that drowning is an easy death, once you stop trying to breathe.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Away with the Fairies