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Val McDermid Quotes

A society gets the criminals it deserves.

A society gets the criminals it deserves.

Val McDermid
Criminals, Deserve

It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.

Val McDermid
Magic, World, Storytelling

That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right place.

Val McDermid
Moving, Book, House

Not even a hand-stitched suit could hide a body gone ruinously to seed. I was tempted to offer some fashion advice, but I didn't think he'd welcome the news that this year, bellies are being worn inside the trousers.

Val McDermid
Fashion, Thinking, Hands
Val McDermid (2009). “Clean Break (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 4)”, p.27, HarperCollins UK

He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.

Val McDermid
Elephants, Remember
Val McDermid (2010). “Kick Back (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 2)”, p.9, HarperCollins UK

Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God’s.

Val McDermid
Stories, Mary

When all else fails, go for the ego.

Val McDermid
Ego, Failing, When All Else Fails
Val McDermid (1994). “Crack Down”, Scribner

No woman is a heroine to her dentist.

Val McDermid
Dentist, Heroines

Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.

Val McDermid
Fiction, Excited, Crime

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