The Fever of the World Quotes

“Seconds passed. If there’d been an old clock in here, its ticks would have sounded slow and menacing.”
― Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World

“Sometimes,’ Mr Unsworth said, ‘one wants to be influenced by places. Sometimes not.”
― Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World

“No wonder most people kept it entirely out of their lives, turned a blind eye to otherworldly mysteries, embraced scepticism. And also atheism because any kind of god was just confusing. Take all this stuff away and your life would slowly become rational.”
― Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World

“Sliding on to a very public bench, dead centre of Ross. He was feeling heavy but insubstantial, like vinegar-soaked fish and chip paper tossed from a passing car.”
― Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World