The Dagger in the Desk Quotes

“The air had that familiar tang of floor polish, socks and stale dinners that most schools share.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Dagger in the Desk

“You could stuff a cushion with all that hair. I wonder if—” “Hold it!” I said.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Dagger in the Desk

“A small plinth sat on the wall between the central windows. On it was a marble bust of a stern, well-fed Victorian-looking man sporting an enormous pair of muttonchop whiskers. I went to take a look.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Dagger in the Desk