A Most Puzzling Murder Quotes

“You must learn to trust the magic, Destiny, even if you don't trust the magician.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“A child should not be the knife that whittles away at its mother bit by bit, leaving nothing but a meager pile of shavings.

A mother should be the one doing the carving, turning that block of wood into something essential and useful so the world will be made better by it. And she should be able to work on her own block as well, turning herself into as much of a beautiful creation as her children are.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“The dead struggle to move on when we cling to them so fiercely. We think we're doing it for their sake, to keep them alive in our world, but we're actually selfishly doing it for ourselves. Sometimes the kindest thing we could do is set them free.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“You're a really good listener, " Evangeline says, smiling sadly. "Not everyone is able to sit with someone else's grief without it making them really uncomfortable.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“That's the thing about blind faith, " Bex whispers. "It's only blind because it forces its eyes shut, refusing to see.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“When you come between a bear and its cub in the wild, the worst thing you can do is run. Instead, what you are meant to do is cause a ruckus, making yourself appear as big as possible.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“It's not so much that familiarity breeds contempt as much as it cultivates indifference. It's possible to see something so much that it becomes completely invisible.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“Sycophants don't ingratiate themselves to the powerful out of a sense of selflessness. They do so because they're leeches who suckle on the glory of others. It's always a shock to be reminded that they themselves are weak and worthless, that their sense of invulnerability was an illusion all along.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“There are all kinds of terrible things that can befall human beings, but being swallowed up by the atmosphere isn't one of them.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder

“Time passes, it erodes and corrodes objects as much as it does memories and emotions. To fight against it is to foolishly believe that you can wade into the tide, stopping it with nothing but your raised fists.”
― Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder