Murder at Half Moon Gate Quotes

“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“As we both know, seeing a problem from a different perspective often reveals a simple answer.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“the closeness had felt good in ways he couldn’t begin to define. It wasn’t sensual in the erotic sense of the word. For that, the words could come easily and glibly to his tongue. It had been something deeper. An elemental connection between them that contradicted logic, given that they lived in such different worlds. Love. Perhaps that was the simple answer that cut through all the complexities.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“However, there were still myriad questions to explore about the revolution sweeping through manufacturing in England. What place did people have in a world where machines made their efforts obsolete? What lay ahead for those who toiled with their hands?”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“Change is never easy. But for whatever it’s worth, I think it a wise idea. I admire your intelligence—and your courage—to make the change. Expanding one’s boundaries allows for greater freedom of choices.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“Nihil sibi metuunt. There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“Numquam rediit retrorsum et deinceps semper. Always go forward and never turn back.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“Malum consilium est, quod mutari non potest. Bad is the plan that is unable to change.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“if wishes were winged unicorns, I could fly a chariot to the moon and back by dawn.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

“One should only look back at the end”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate