Top 4 Quotes by Adrian McKinty

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.

Adrian McKinty

Animal, Dna, Patterns

Adrian McKinty (2016). “The Sean Duffy Collection”, p.278, Serpent's Tail

The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket.

Adrian McKinty

Book, Past, Pockets

Adrian McKinty (2016). “The Sean Duffy Collection”, p.216, Serpent's Tail

With gas cookers and chip pans in every kitchen, the chip-pan fire was by far the most popular method these Proddies had for burning their houses down. The second technique was the ever popular chimney fire and number three had to be the drunken cigarette drop on the carpet. Mind you, why they'd be cooking chips at this hour was anyone's guess.

Adrian McKinty

Fire, Numbers, House

Adrian McKinty (2012). “The Cold Cold Ground”, p.106, Profile Books