The Midwife Murders Quotes

“Now I suddenly think that Sarkar, Tracy Anne, and I are most likely the only ones present who can tell exactly what has happened: Katra Kovac, nine months pregnant, has been slit open. Her baby has been taken. The procedure—it’s a disgusting lie to confuse this butchery with the term C-section—has left the mother barely clinging to life. And the baby? Who in hell knows what has become of the baby, this baby who was literally ripped from its mother’s womb.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“An hour later, Troy and I are huddled together in a small meeting room watching the screen of my laptop, hypnotized by the hours of video unfurling”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“spent”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“Proactive? Proactive is the dumbest new made-up word in the English language. It’s a synonym, a synonym for wasting time, for making a lot of noise for no real reason.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“In the world of the midwife, giving birth is a natural process, not a medical procedure.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“says.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders: A newborn baby taken. A twisted truth.

“sarcasm.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“That last line—“ Stick to delivering babies”—is the one that really kicks me hard in the stomach. I know Blumenthal is being sensible. Maybe he’s even absolutely right. But now I’m in that weird position of not being able to back down. I search for a defense. And I come up with a really shitty one. “I’m trying to be proactive,” I say. “Proactive?” he says, loud enough for a few of the people at the other end of the room to suddenly look toward us. “Proactive? Proactive is the dumbest new made-up word in the English language. It’s a synonym, a synonym for wasting time, for making a lot of noise for no real reason.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders

“No, no, no. We’re not stopping to talk to Marty…“ Hey, Marty, how ya doing, man?” No, no, The Duke, we don’t need any cocaine today. Keep moving. Keep moving.”
― James Patterson, The Midwife Murders