Introducing Hamish Macbeth Quotes

“Only a fool would cry for someone who didn’t really want them.”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“There’s one parish church for all the people, whatsoever may be their ranks in life or their degrees, Except for one damp, small, dark, freezing cold, little Methodist chapel of ease, And close by the churchyard there’s a stonemason’s yard, that when the time is seasonable. Will furnish with afflictions sore and marble urns and cherubims very low and reasonable. —Thomas Wood “Witchcraft,” said Hamish Macbeth. “Jist”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“Gets the horrors something dreadful.” “If a man has the DTs, isn’t it better to get him to the hospital?” asked Hamish mildly.”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“Keep your place and silent be, Game can hear and game can see. —Mark Beaufoy”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“Scotland had murdered sleep.”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“Did I say that?” he asked, and then added in so low a voice that Alice could not hear what he was saying, “If I said that then I am a very great fool indeed.”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus

“Then as the earth’s inner, narrow crooked lanes Do purge salt waters’ fretful tears away —John Donne”
― M.C. Beaton, Introducing Hamish Macbeth: Mysteries #1-3: Death of a Gossip, Death of a Cad, and Death of an Outsider Omnibus