A Letter of Mary Quotes

“The hand of bone and sinew and flesh achieves its immortality in taking up a pen. The hand on a page wields a greater power than the fleshly hand ever could in life.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“The dead have a claim on us even heavier than that of the living, for they cannot hear our explanations, and we cannot ask their forgiveness.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“You see why I married her, Mycroft? The exquisite juxtaposition of ladylike threads and backhanded compliments proved irresistible.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“You translate it, please. I have worked hard to forget what Greek I once knew.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“Moments of pure relaxation were rare for me. There was always the nagging of books unread, work undone, time a-wasting.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“Suddenly, it occurred to me that my feelings towards the little man were distinctly maternal. Good God, I thought, how utterly revolting, and I turned my mind firmly to the problem at hand.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“Everyone is allowed a weakness, even women of the twentieth century.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“The pursuit of justice may be the trade of a few men, but is the business of all,” he pronounced sententiously.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“The work of any decent detective is at least nine-tenths monotony, despite the invariably brisk pace of any detective novel, or even a police file, for that matter . . . . No, if I wanted a life filled with non-stop excitement and challenge, I should not choose the life of a detective. High-wire acrobatics, perhaps, or teaching twelve-year-olds, or motherhood, but not detecting.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“I am getting old, Russell. Gone are the days when I could scramble about on the moors all day and curl up happily at night with a thin blanket and a stone for a pillow. Three nights on floorboards and one night without sleep following three days at strenuous labour make me aware that I am no longer a callow youth.”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary

“do to have”
― Laurie R. King, A Letter of Mary