Strange Tide Quotes

“people never change. What you think you see is what you see. See?”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“I can’t bear those people who only talk about arthritis and ring roads and television and mending gutters, although one does recognize the need for them, if only because they occasionally provide babies who grow up to be more interesting.”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“Oh, I’m losing my marbles,’ said Bryant cheerfully. ‘I’ve gone totally East Ham. One stop short of Barking.”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“Pretend you’re in the Met. You don’t catch them thinking”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“Do you want me to come to the hospital? she offered."
Bryant's blue eyes widened. "Good Lord, no, why would you want to do that? I'll take a paperback. Reading a book is the finest way of attaining inner peace.”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“What is the point in consensual opinion?" Bryant asked, exasperated. "If you only discuss matters of interest with like-minded individuals you never learn anything new. Why would I want a peer group on Twitter? They're just going to agree with me.”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide

“It is said that the hallmark of a gentleman is that he is only ever rude intentionally. Arthur Bryant was no gentleman. His rudeness came from an inability to cloak his opinions in even the most cursory civility. He believed in good manners at the meal table and bad manners almost everywhere else.”
― Christopher Fowler, Strange Tide