Tooth and Nail Quotes

“Where was the religion for a man who believed that good and bad must coexist, even within the individual? Where was the religion for a man who believed in God but not in God’s religion?”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“fuck you, too, pal. Over the years, those four words had become his mantra. Fuck you, too, pal. FYTP.”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“In fact, it’s got more punctures than a blind dressmaker’s thumb.”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“This wasn’t an environment of good and evil: it was a moral vacuum and that frightened Rebus more than anything else.”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“in Scotland. There was no need: the Scots had bigotry instead.”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“Well to hell with them. He’d done his duty, he’d paid his respects. He wouldn’t bother them any more. Let them live in their cramped flat, visited by this … gentleman, this mock adult. Rebus had more important things to do. Books to read. Notes to make. And another busy day ahead. It was ten o’clock. He could be back at his hotel by eleven. An early night, that’s what was needed. Eight hours’ sleep in the last two days. No wonder he was ratty, looking for a fight. He began to feel a little bit ashamed. Kenny was too easy a target. He’d crushed a tiny fly beneath a tower-block of resentment. Resentment, John, or plain jealousy? That was not a question for a tired man. Not a question for a man like John Rebus. Tomorrow. Tomorrow, he might start getting some answers. He was determined to pay for his keep now that he had been brought to London. Tomorrow, the task began in earnest. He shook Kenny’s hand again and gave him a man-to-man half-wink before leaving the flat. Rhona offered to see him to the door. They went into the hall, leaving”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail

“Rebus lifted a Guardian”
― Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail