My Darling Detective Quotes

“When thinking harshly on the human condition, as I so often do, my antidote is to think gently on libraries, for if human beings are capable of preserving the history of our knowledge in the form of books, there there may still be hope.”
― Howard Norman, My Darling Detective

“The thing unspoken often settles most bitterly in the heart”
― Howard Norman, My Darling Detective

“These broadcasts were of varied content. But all of them took the United States and Canada to task for their anti-Semitism, for not being willing to comprehend and act on the news of the concentration camps early enough, and for continued anti-Semitic policies as they pertained to Jewish refugees.”
― Howard Norman, My Darling Detective

“There’s a Russian proverb: To taste the ocean, all you need is one gulp.”
― Howard Norman, My Darling Detective

“My mother and Alexis had said no more than ten words to each other. The long silences were deafening”
― Howard Norman, My Darling Detective