The Notorious Scarlett and Browne Quotes

“She raised her hands to wipe her face - and discovered she could not do so. Bonds bit her wrists. Chains jangled. Her arms were painfully constrained.
Clearly another great day was about to begin.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“Piano player's gone," Scarlett said. "That's always a bad sign.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“Yes, yes, I know. In the cemetery, under the shadow of the cypresses, among the haunted tombs..." Sal Qin sighed and shook her head. "Why you couldn't have picked a simple coffeehouse to meet in I'll never know."
“Coffeehouses are busy. It's nice and quiet among the graves," Albert said.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“Well done, Albert." Scarlett's voice came from close behind him. "I'm right here. Just relax now. Ignore the shooting.”
Which was pretty much Albert's motto at the best of times.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“They have a modest celebrity, sir. There's been a ballad.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“Did he do anything bad to you?"
“Apart from knock me senseless, clap me in chains, and bring me to Milton Keynes? No.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“The girl was silent too, grim- faced, straight-backed. She did not try to hurry. There was no need. Nothing that had happened could be undone.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“It’s amazing how much trouble two selfish outlaws can cause.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“I was rude, unfeeling and brutally confrontational. Basically, I just imagined I was you. - Albert, to Scarlett”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“What do you think? Is the middle way a trifle wider?"
"I was going to suggest right."
"Let's go left, then. We've both got a terrible record at this sort of thing. We're almost certainly both wrong.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

“You all right, Albert?"
"Yes. Well, I may have grazed my knee...."
"We can amputate it later. We can't stay here--”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne