The Lamorna Wink Quotes

“An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink

“Perhaps he was fit for the life of a hermit. Give up all of his worldly possessions and go live in a hut on a shelf of rock and watch the sunrise every morning. Up before the sun! What a dreadful idea; he shuddered.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink

“I’d think you could at least expect a little privacy when you’re dying; it’s a safe bet you won’t get any after.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink

“She closed her eyes briefly and gave thanks to Saint Coincidence. She hadn’t set foot in a church in decades. The closest she’d got was that wine-tasting in the vestry of St. Rules. Now she wondered if judgment about the faith had been too hasty.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink

“Melrose sipped his tea and ate his bun in perfect peace. How wonderful! Solitude even at Ardry End was hard to come by. Perhaps he was fit for the life of a hermit. Give up all of his worldly possessions and go live in a hut on a shelf of rock and watch the sunrise every morning. Up before the sun! What a dreadful idea; he shuddered.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink