Bad Blood Quotes

“teacher. First job out of university. Idealistic, wanting to break the cycle, at the very least help these kids to understand that the terms would of, could of, should of don’t actually exist.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“You big fucking baby,’ she said, shaking her head in disgust. ‘Didn’t you realise you were a means to an end? You gave them all protection while they were at Welton, and once they left, they didn’t give you a second thought.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Ms Kirk, you appear to be the master of understatement. Those six boys stripped you and tried to rape you. They overpowered you and placed you in a vulnerable, terrifying situation. Why the hell are you acting as though they tripped you up while carrying your lunch tray?”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Did you think we’d overlook the fact that three of your attackers are now dead? And is there any reason you didn’t bother to tell us this yourself?”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“There’s nothing you can say or do that will convince me they were innocent. They received no punishment for what they did to my dad.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“This bloody case has got more twists and turns than Alton Towers,’ Bryant remarked as they moved away from Belinda’s domain.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Serious case of FOMO.’ ‘Quit using acronyms way below your age range, partner,’ she said, mentally checking off the list in her head.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“I think the man you’re looking for is both devious and clever. He’s also a show-off. He likes to perform. He’s not a random vigilante, but he may well have links to vigilante groups. There’s no question that he’s arrogant but also intelligent.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“She felt the weight of her past lifting as she travelled further away from the estate. It was as though being there geographically transported her back in time. She’d shaken off the”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Purely coincidence.’ ‘Purely bullshit,’ she said, caring nothing for his sensibilities. ‘You promised them all a positive recommendation if they agreed to leave you alone.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Yeah, true. I once dated a nutritionist who detailed every harmful ingredient in a bag of smoky bacon crisps. No fun.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Devon shook her head. ‘I knew you’d defend her. I wish I understood what she’d done to deserve such blind loyalty.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Yes, you can, Inspector,’ she said as her chin began to wobble with emotion. ‘You, as a police officer, can do what you all failed to do for ten years, which is to give me peace of mind.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“The Gulabi Gang in Uttar Pradesh is a female vigilante group dedicated to protecting women of all castes from domestic abuse, sexual violence and oppression.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Your ambitions change from helping a kid to turn his life around to just being grateful he doesn’t stab you. Your hope dies and your passion fades.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“They give up hours and hours of their time to help rid the streets of paedophiles, abusers, rapists. They feel passionately about public safety, and they get no support from you lot.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“For vigilantes, the burden of proof was much lower than that required by the police. They operated on little more than rumour and hearsay.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“He rolled his eyes dramatically and called over his shoulder, ‘Feds are here.’ ‘Why did you say that? This isn’t America and we don’t have Feds. How does it even work?”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“I’m going,’ Kim spat, allowing the rage to spill out of her. ‘But don’t you dare fucking say that Stacey’s colleagues aren’t supporting her. You have no idea of the lengths her team is going to to keep her safe. How fucking dare you!’ ‘Get out.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Despite the brusqueness, Kim was prepared to offer the benefit of the doubt to any woman who had shoe-horned her way into a male-dominated environment.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“couldn’t handle the despondency. I went there full of energy and enthusiasm, but as the days and weeks passed, I could feel it ebbing away. I was twenty-two years old and didn’t want to face my twenty-third birthday devoid of hope.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“There had been cases that would never have been solved had it not been for the constable’s tenacity and skill in data mining. Her gut instinct was pretty reliable too.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“The devilish wink he gave her made her think he must be the life and soul of the club he frequented.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Hey, hang on a minute. You came to me. What’s this about? I’ve been told by the folks at Age Concern not to give out any personal information. Just one snippet and the crooks can do all sorts.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“If Birch had been in front of her, she’d be digging her fingernails into his face. How dare he do this to one of her team!”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Luckily my editor’s opinion overrules yours, and he was happy with the tone. What’s your other problem? I’m just dying to know.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“She was never coming back, Bryant. She hasn’t been your little girl for a very long time. You’ve been dead proud of everything she’s done and the way she’s done it. Why change that now?”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Stace, there is nothing you can tell me that’s going to excuse this lapse. Whatever it is that’s distracting you from your work, I suggest you get it sorted before you and I have a very different kind of conversation.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“It emanated an arrogance, a superiority that was probably off-putting to people who didn’t know him. And to people who did know him, perhaps it was just another distasteful element once added to his boastful, sexist and misogynistic traits.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood

“Bryant, I swear you gotta stop trying to get down with the kids. How long you been waiting to use that one?’ ‘Heard it on the radio this morning.”
― Angela Marsons, Bad Blood