The Girl in the Ice Quotes

“The secret of blending in, is don’t try to. Everyone is so fucking self-obsessed.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“You're going up against powerful people here, and the odds are not in your favour.'
'Sounds very Hunger Games...”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Behind every powerful man is a woman who knows how to push his buttons. Good”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do, You mustn't tie yourself to me with too many tears, But be thankful we had so many good years. I gave you my love, and you can only guess How much you've given me in happiness. I thank you for the love that you have shown, But now it is time I travelled on alone. So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must, Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It is only for a while that we must part, So treasure the memories within your heart.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“That’s the toughest word, Mark,’ said Erika. ‘Always. I’ll always be without you. I don’t know how I can live without you, but I have to. To move on, I have to let you go at some point. I have to keep going, Mark. Keep working. Keep living my life. Most days I don’t think I can go on without you, but I have to. There’s so much bad stuff out there that the only way I think I can cope with it all is to keep working. To try and make some kind of difference to the world.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Don’t talk yourself out of the job before you’ve begun.’ ‘Yes,”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Andrea much in London?’ ‘No. She was more Kardashian bling.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Get off the cross, someone needs the wood!”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do, You mustn't tie yourself to me with too many tears, But be thankful we had so many good years. I gave you my love, and you can only guess How much you've given me in happiness. I thank you for the love that you have shown, But now it is time I travelled on alone. So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must, Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It is only for a while that we must part, So treasure the memories within your heart. I won't be far away for life goes on. And if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can't see or touch me, I will be near. And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear, All my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and a “Welcome Home”.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“those whom I love and those who”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“tabloids. Stills”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“stopped in her tracks. ‘What?’ ‘That picture,’ he said. ‘What’s George been up to now?’ ‘You know this man?’ He laughed. ‘I know of him. I wouldn’t count him as a friend, though.’ Erika held the photo up. ‘This man is called George Mitchell?’ ‘Yes. And now you’re worrying me. He’s not someone you want to fuck around with. This isn’t going to come back on me, is it?’ ‘No. Do you know where he lives?’ ‘No, and that’s all I’m gonna say. I don’t know anything else.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“«Anda, bájate de la cruz, ¡que necesitan la madera!».”
― Robert Bryndza, Te veré bajo el hielo

“said”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Get off the cross, someone needs the wood! She laughed,”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Andrea, ‘is also a suspect in the rape”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Erika answered her phone. ‘DCI Foster. How are you?’ asked Marsh, sounding insincere and panicky. ‘I now know how a chicken feels seconds before death,’ she quipped.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“I can’t do this without you. Life . . . Everything . . .’ she said. Then, in her head, she heard what Mark used to say when he thought she was being over-dramatic: Get off the cross, someone needs the wood!”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“When the front door was closed behind her, Erika walked back to her car, away from the homely warmth of Marsh’s life. She bent her head and bit her lip, determined not to cry. That life, with the cosy husband and kids, had been within her grasp. She’d even delayed it a few times, much to Mark’s distress. Now it was gone forever.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“YOU’RE JUST LIKE ME, DCI FOSTER. WE’VE BOTH KILLED FIVE.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Erika had never lost the feeling that viewing a body was almost abstract; theatrical.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“It was then that I snapped, and punched her in the face. She didn’t look surprised, just disappointed. When I did it again, harder, she looked consigned to her fate. Another disappointment to add to her collection. I ripped handfuls of her hair out . . . Broke her nose . . . She only looked surprised when my hands had been on her throat for longer than a minute. It was then that she realised she was going to die.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“SIO means Senior Investigating Officer. The “senior” part doesn’t mean you’re older then everyone and entitled to bully them when the shit hits the fan. It means you take responsibility for your fuck-ups.’ ‘I”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Get off the cross, someone needs the wood! She”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“You wouldn’t know what it’s like to grow up privileged and powerful. It’s intoxicating. Watching how people defer to you, and to your parents. Power reeks from your pores, and it infects people around you. Power corrupts, envelops, entices . . . The more powerful my father becomes, the more he fears losing it.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“reception.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“knowledge of this deal?’ added Peterson.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“in a crisp block, glinting under the street lights.”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“I hate that phrase, “she lit up a room”. It’s trotted out all the time, but it was true of her. God,”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice

“Christmas and New Year had been and gone, leaving a cold aseptic void. Shop”
― Robert Bryndza, The Girl in the Ice