The Man who Stole Stonehenge Quotes

“The inability of the sincere historians to reduce their arguments to a 20 second sound bite had clinched the matter and the well-trained government spokesmen won the day.”
― Alexander Barnes, The Man who Stole Stonehenge

“She was a good cradle Catholic who had been confirmed and received a certain amount of instruction, but she had never been forced to argue her case out with a confirmed and determined pagan. Atheists were often easier to deal with since for most of them the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Inquisition and the Knights Templar

Barnes, Alexander. The Man who Stole Stonehenge (Kindle Locations 970-972). Unknown. Kindle Edition.”
― Alexander Barnes, The Man who Stole Stonehenge

“What worried him was the thought that his father was right; no-one would notice the theft and even if they did notice no-one would dream of taking it seriously. He tried picking up the phone and practising 999 calls: “Hello, is that the Police, this is an anonymous caller, Alistair Clare is going to steal Stonehenge………………….” “Hello, is this the Police? I have just been driving along the A303 and am sure that I saw someone removing Stonehenge………….” “Hello is that the Police? This is Moriarty the master criminal, if you don’t do as I say I will steal Stonehenge and hold it to ransom……………” “Hello is that Childline? Alistair Clare is causing me acute psychological damage. He is planning to become a master criminal and I am sure that this infringes my human rights…………………….” Anonymous letters seemed a bit thin and a personal blog would be certain to be disbelieved.

Barnes, Alexander. The Man who Stole Stonehenge (Kindle Locations 354-366). Unknown. Kindle Edition.”
― Alexander Barnes, The Man who Stole Stonehenge