Tall Order Quotes

“shirt and his eyes widened, as much from surprise as pain. His mouth”
― Stephen Leather, Tall Order

“pontificating about how you should live your life and yes, I had no qualms about putting you in harm’s way.’ She reached out and touched his arm. ‘My heart was in my mouth all the time you were out there. I would really miss you, if anything ever happened to you.’ ‘I’d miss you too, Charlie.’ She took her hand away. ‘I’m being serious.’ He could see from her eyes that his flippancy had offended her so he stepped forward and hugged”
― Stephen Leather, Tall Order