Inspector Hobbes and the Curse Quotes

“They forgot to feed them for a few days and, when they remembered, both lions lay limp in their cage, as if dead. A juggler and a clown went in to check - the clown had nicked himself shaving and was bleeding. Anyway, to cut a long story short, the lions weren't dead: they'd merely been sleeping and woke to find two men in their cage and the door wide open." "Gosh," I said. "That must have been very scary, especially for the bleeding clown." "Language, Andy. As it happens, the lions, ignoring the clown, went straight for the juggler..”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“any fool knows how to fall; the trick is in knowing how to land.”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“I admit to being unsure about him to start with, and took steps to keep the wolf from the door when some of his behaviour struck me as barking mad. He’d scratch himself in public and wolf down his meals and, though I tried to put him off, he was dogged and one night he collared me and”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“I’ve never understood how using a high-powered rifle to kill an unsuspecting animal from a safe distance makes some feel courageous and manly. People can be very strange,”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“The story goes that the vicar looked up to see them bounding towards him down the aisle. "Oh Lord," he prayed in his terror. "turn these ravenous beasts into Christians."" "What happend?" I asked, agog. "Well," said Hobbes, "on hearing his words, the lions stopped, bowing their heads before the altar. The vicar rejoiced, certain a miracle had been granted to him, until he heard what they were saying." "The lions could speak? What did they say?" "For what we are about to receive...”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“You can have a lot of fun with rhinos”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

“Love may be on the horizon, but beware something wicked this way comes.”
― Wilkie Martin, Inspector Hobbes and the Curse