Broken Bones Quotes

“and Kai Lord. I can’t see where their paths would naturally cross. Before moving back in with her mother Kelly rented a converted flat in a decent street in Netherton neither close to Hollytree nor Tavistock Road. So, there had to be a broker that put them in touch with each other.’ ‘I’ll dig a bit on that,’ Penn offered. ‘We also got a lead on a customer that works with kids and apparently he’s a bit weird,’ she said, emphasising the word weird. ‘We’re heading over to the community centre on Hollytree to see if anyone there knows him, and we collected registration numbers of potential punters and witnesses.’ ‘Not all we did last night, was it, guv?’ Bryant asked, raising an eyebrow. ‘There was an attempt from one of Kai’s minions to hand over a girl to”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Cristina… imi pare rau pentru ce am facut.’ Cristina ignored her apology. There was no point being sorry for her outburst now. Thank goodness neither of the police officers had spoken a word of Romanian.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Because Romania was a real shit place to be. You remember the Ceausescus?”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“this is such a long shot we’ll need a bloody trebuchet to get—”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“A Jonas pimp was known for using violence and intimidation. A Finesse pimp was known for psychological trickery.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Normal people lay down, closed their eyes and controlled their conscious minds for a short while. Lists would be made, chores would be identified, the day’s events analysed and the following”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“day organised. But then some magic would occur when the mind took control and offered its own thoughts, a delicious state of limbo where the sleeper was no longer the driver but the passenger being guided into unconsciousness by their own mind.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Morals were formed by example, a learned behaviour, reinforced by continual practice and correction.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“You know, you can dress a pig in Prada but at the end of the day it’s still a pig.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Kai Lord was now twenty-seven years of age and had taken over as boss of the Hollytree multiracial gang two years earlier following the imprisonment of the previous leader for attempted murder.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Normal people lay down, closed their eyes and controlled their conscious minds for a short while. Lists would be made, chores would be identified, the day’s events analysed and the following day organised. But then some magic would occur when the mind took control and offered its own thoughts, a delicious state of limbo where the sleeper was no longer the driver but the passenger being guided into unconsciousness by their own mind.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Yeah, that’ll be it,’ Kim said, as the woman began to moan. ‘Mrs Greaves, it’s okay.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Thirty Dawson watched as Stacey stole right back under her cloak of familiarity. Sitting in the corner pounding away at the keys. Searching for information was right back in her comfort zone. Penn had been heading out just as they’d arrived mumbling something about having a lead on Kelly Rowe’s last customer. Stacey glanced up and met his gaze. ‘Stop watching me,’ she said. ‘Just checking you’re hard at it,’ he joked. ‘I’m fine, Kev, now just leave me alone.’ He sat back in his chair. ‘So, Stace, how do you know when enough therapy is enough?’ he asked. He had refused all offers of help back when he’d been badly beaten but his situation had”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Hollytree was the place you were sent if Hell was having a spring clean.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Young girls are just too eager to grow up these days. Youth should be enjoyed not escaped,”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“Every emotion that she’d felt during the journey paled against the fear. It was now as much a part of her as any of her vital organs. Other emotions and feelings visited but the terror never left her side.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones

“the place of peace, the relief from the emotion, the fear, the loneliness. Sleep was what they all craved at the end of the day.”
― Angela Marsons, Broken Bones