To Dwell in Darkness Quotes

“We late-lamented, resting here, Are mixed to human jam, And each to each exclaims in fear, ‘I know not which I am!’ ” —Thomas Hardy, “The Levelled Churchyard,” 1882”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“After a moment, Callery shrugged. “We’ll go in, then, the two of us, with Weeping Myrtle here.” He nodded towards the café. “It’s Moaning Myrtle,” Kincaid corrected, feeling a flicker of surprise at Callery’s Harry Potter reference. He didn’t seem the fantasy type. And somehow he couldn’t imagine that this man had kids.”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“He took credit, a little guiltily, for Doug’s findings”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“When Gemma took the phone, she saw that the screen was slightly cracked. Even though the phone was obviously not new, she had to wonder at parents buying such an expensive gadget for a twelve-year-old. Just this year, they’d bought Kit a cheap phone with a limited number of texts, and he was fourteen.”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“Izzy was white, a little chubby, with breasts already developing and clothes a bit tighter than Gemma thought appropriate. Her shoulder-length hair was dirty blond and she wore just a suspicion of makeup—the sort Gemma remembered wearing and thinking her mother wouldn’t notice. Her mother, of course, had made her go and scrub her face as soon as she caught sight of her.”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“The man behind the counter was Middle Eastern, middle-aged, with a paunch hinting that he indulged in his own fare. But the apron over his expansive middle was clean, as was the serving counter and what Kincaid could see of the kitchen.”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness

“toxic, white phosphorous, and I”
― Deborah Crombie, To Dwell in Darkness