The Patient Man Quotes

“Special Boat Service than her, and Marie had learnt that apart from their extraordinary prowess as swimmers, divers and canoeists, they were highly skilled at engaging in underwater demolitions and maritime counter-terrorism.”
― Joy Ellis, The Patient Man

“has a form of autism. She lacks certain social skills — she has no consideration for others’ sensibilities, you know, can’t tell a white lie.”
― Joy Ellis, The Patient Man

“Middle Kingdom,”
― Joy Ellis, The Patient Man

“one. FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real. Most of our fears are just a collection of perspectives and self-defence mechanisms dinned into us as kids in order to keep us safe. We go on to inherit fear from others as we proceed through life, but it’s something other people teach us. Don’t allow your fears to control you, Jackman. See things for what they really are. Recognise them, understand them and they won’t have”
― Joy Ellis, The Patient Man

“It was a long and irritating journey, and by the time they arrived, Kevin was pissed off. His last few days in uniform and he had to spend one of them with Ernie Teal, proof indeed that there was no God.”
― Joy Ellis, The Patient Man