Oranges and Lemons Quotes

“Life is one big bloody trick played on the unsuspecting.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“Crazy leaders teach us crazy habits.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“but you’ve been duped by a fake-news site.’ The look of surprise on Maggie’s face touched him. ‘But how are people supposed to know that?’ she asked, bewildered. That, thought Bryant, is what we’re all wondering.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“suppurating bunghole with all the allure of a hair on a toilet seat.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“He glanced up and saw with horror that a tramp had wandered into the restaurant, and that the tramp was, on closer inspection, his partner.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“The past is a weight that can end up crushing your life.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons

“To block out the sights and sounds of my life I read books on showmanship and magic; not the mundane manuals that showed you how to produce sponge balls or link metal rings, but ones that explained how deception worked on the mind. I was a fast learner. People are ready to believe anyone with more authority. They secretly want to have their choices praised. Deception works because people are lazy thinkers.”
― Christopher Fowler, Oranges and Lemons