Murder in an Irish Village Quotes

“A life that was surprisingly full, even though it was simple. Or maybe because it was simple.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Every person is like a lock, her da used to say. If you want to spring them open, you just have to find the right key.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Silly, how much time human beings wasted on things that didn’t matter.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Butler’s Undertaker, Lounge, and Pub”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“only giveaway were the wrinkles in his broad face and the couple of front teeth that had packed up and moved out of his mouth. When he laughed, exposing”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“The truth from a liar is not to be believed. —Irish proverb”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Siobhán batted her eyelashes. “Do you have something stuck in your eye?” he asked politely.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“much to do to get ready. Father Kearney wouldn’t be happy with them, but hopefully he would understand. The next hour flew by as they put the finishing touches on everything.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Sometimes doing things for money takes all the love out of it.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Siobhán sighed. “Sometimes doing things for money takes all the love out of it.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Save your strength for your darkest days, her mam used to say when Siobhán was bothered over some trifle of a problem”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“What’s the difference between an Irish wedding and an Irish wake?” he said, upbeat. “Not now,” Siobhán said. “One less drunk,” Ciarán exclaimed.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“through a patch of vibrant trees glowing from the kiss of rain, reminding Siobhán why her home was called the Emerald Isle. The leaves indeed sparkled like precious emeralds. And she knew that, if forced to make a choice, she’d rather gaze upon this beautiful land than wear true emeralds around her neck.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“It didn’t matter what was happening in the world; there was nothing that couldn’t be softened with a spot of tea.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“It didn’t matter what was happening in the world; there was nothing”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“Save your strength for your darkest days, her mam used to say when Siobhán was bothered over some trifle of a problem—a boy who didn’t fancy her, or a friend who didn’t invite her to go shopping with the other girls, or a less than perfect mark in school, or heaven forbid she gained half a stone over the holidays. Such were the worries that used to rock her world. Silly, how much time human beings wasted on things that didn’t matter. She”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“She hated the Irish way of answering most everything with sarcasm disguised as a question.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“...Niall carrying it around for motivation; a little hope that he would get his brother out of jail and they'd take off for down under.
Instead, he was really down under.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“When she wasn't at Courtney's, she was perched on top of a stationary bike at spinning class. Siobhán would much rather ride a scooter. It never made sense to her why anyone would want to pedal like mad on top of something that was never going to go anywhere.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“What do we know about the Yank?"
"The one you were flirting with in there?"
"I was not flirting."
"You were flirting."
"You catch more flies with honey."
"Yeah? Well why in the heck would you want to catch flies in the first place?"
He had her there.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“I thought the butler always did it," someone remarked under their breath.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“You would do the same thing if a dead body turned up in your home."
Siobhán stopped when she remembered who she was talking to. "I mean, if you weren't an undertaker like.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village

“She was daft. That's what she was. Completely mental. There was no other explanation for why she was lurking in the back of Butler's Undertaker Lounge and Pub while her siblings were about to go in the front so they could distract him.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Village