The Good, the Bad and the History Quotes

“banking and financial services sector which had”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Maxine, what’s your philosophy on life?’ ‘Um . . . sorry?’ ‘Well, I’ve always found there are people who want to know things and those who don’t. One is not necessarily better than the other, but which one are you?”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“because like all librarians, his sense of humour is different to that of lesser mortals.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, the Bad and the History

“Never turn your back on an indexer, Max. Or an archivist. Especially an archivist. Just plain bonkers, every single one of them. Rituals,’ he added mysteriously. ‘Among the stacks. The more powerful archivists can actually hear the documents whispering their secrets to each other in the dead of night. Never ever venture into an archive without the most powerful protection you can afford.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Our Archive is really what St Mary’s is all about. As Dr Bairstow always says – it’s important to have a true record of events. Not the political version, not the religious version, not the version put about by the winners – and definitely not the bought-and-paid-for version – but the actual, warts and all, correct version. Given the way History has been rewritten, reimagined or downright faked over the last hundred years or so, you can imagine how many people would like to get their hands on our Archive. To misrepresent, alter, amend or completely obliterate the inconvenient bits of History not quite in line with current fashionable thinking. And if that ever did happen, everything we had ever accomplished would be a complete waste of time because we wouldn’t be able to go back and do it again. There are no do-overs in History.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Our Archive is really what St Mary’s is all about. As Dr Bairstow always says – it’s important to have a true record of events. Not the political version, not the religious version, not the version put about by the winners – and definitely not the bought-and-paid-for version – but the actual, warts and all, correct version.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“If asked – and no one ever did – I’d describe all politicians as a bunch of over-promoted, under-talented twats with egos directly proportionate to their incompetence and I personally wouldn’t have one in the house.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Admin staff – the lethal force you never see coming. There’s probably one of them standing behind you at this very moment.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“All my breezy insouciance aside, St Mary’s was an organisation with a lot of secrets. We knew where the bodies were buried because we’d buried most of them ourselves.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Markham sighed in a manner that actually reminded me of Pennyroyal. And Leon. And Dr Bairstow. Has anyone else noticed how often men sigh?”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“The Medjay were the feared Egyptian police whose answer to pretty much every legal infringement was impalement. For everyone involved. Whether they were guilty or not. Rather like the Time Police when you think about it. Apart from the impalement bit, of course, although give them time.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“For those of you who’ve forgotten – during the attack on Home Farm, just before Bridget and I fell down the stairs to her death, she’d shouted, ‘You bitch – I could have loved you.’ Which, I admit, had certainly given me something to think about, even though I was fighting for my life at the time. It’s a good job women can multitask.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History

“Insight really, really liked paper. A tip from the future, people – forget the paperless office. It never happens. Along with efficient public services, quality public transport and good government.”
― Jodi Taylor, The Good, The Bad and The History