Quotations (6)

A Trick of the Light

[a Chief Inspector Gamache Novel]
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“Light is every bit as challenging as dark. We can discover a great deal about ourselves by looking at beauty.” - p. 266
"But this little village produced bodies and gourmet meals in equal proportion.” - p. 237
“Chief Inspector Gamache gave them a small almost apologetic smile, as though the body was his fault. Was that how dreadful things started? Peter wondered. Not with a thunder clap. Not with a shriek. Not with sirens, but with a smile?…
“Armand Gamache knew no good ever came from putting up walls. What people mistook for safety was in fact captivity. And few things thrived in captivity.” - p. 11
"God," whispered Beauvoir. "No wonder people drink. This's about as much fun as drowning." p 166 (referring to an AA meeting.)
Fortin: "There're very few artists who are comfortable among other people. Most prefer to work away quietly in their studios. Whoever said, 'Hell is other people' must have been an artist." "It was Sartre," said Gamache. "A writer." p 148