To Perish In Penzance Quotes

“There is sadness and evil in the world, yes. There is also goodness and beauty and justice. The one is as real as the other, and we must keep that fact firmly in mind or lose all sense of proportion.”
― Jeanne M. Dams, To Perish In Penzance

“Sometime I'll get around to asking why the English nobility have so blasted many names that a conversation about them is like reading a Russian novel. I have a private suspicion it's done on purpose to confuse foreigners.”
― Jeanne M. Dams, To Perish In Penzance

“even cordial. Confused and wary, Alan”
― Jeanne M. Dams, To Perish In Penzance

“That's the difference between you and them, between any person of integrity and any criminal. You wanted to do harm, but you didn't. The restraints held. That's what civilization is... That's what morality is. Maybe we can't always keep our emotions in check, but so long as we control our actions, we'll stay on the right side of the line.”
― Jeanne M. Dams, To Perish In Penzance