“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I'm considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“Kumar and I ended up stuffing tissue paper up our nostrils, but agreed that if we had to come down again more… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“We were aiming for a cross between Kafka and Orwell, which just goes to show how dangerous it can be when your… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“I have an idea," I said. "This better not be a cunning plan," said Leslie. Nightingale looked blank, but at least it… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“Something round and dirty and white was resting near my foot. It was a skull. I picked it up. ‘Is that you,… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“The evening was still warm enough for shirtsleeves, and the city was clinging to summer like a wannabe trophy wife to a… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“It's a sad fact of modern life that sooner or later you will end up on YouTube doing something stupid. The trick,… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
This I know for a fact: the reason African women have children is so that there's someone else to do the housework. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“There was also a great absence of people, including behind the mahogany-topped reception desk. Now, there’s a time when an unlocked premises… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“It’s a truism in policing that witnesses and statements are fine, but nothing beats empirical physical evidence. Actually it isn’t a truism… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
Despite my mum being from a small village in the middle of a forest, I'm not a country person. I don't like… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“..sudden attack of culture snobbery is a common affliction among policemen of a certain rank and age; it’s like a normal midlife… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“Urban Outfitters, eh," said Beverley. "That explains the Dr Denim shirt." "My mum bought me that," I said. "And you think that's… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“I was tempted to tell her it was because we were British and actually had a sense of humour, but I try… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“He was from Yorkshire, or somewhere like that, and like many Northerners with issues, he'd moved to London as a cheap alternative to psychotherapy.” — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“I left in a hurry before he could change his mind, but I want to make it clear that at no point did I… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
The general public have a warped view of the speed at which an investigation proceeds. They like to imagine tense conversations going on behind… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“Something round and dirty and white was resting near my foot. It was a skull. I picked it up. ‘Is that you, Nicholas?’ I… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“Peter Grant,’ I said. ‘Recent arrival, slacker and man of very little fame.” — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“My mum translated this in her head to "witchfinder," which was good because like most West Africans, she considered witchfinding a more respectable profession… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“Right from the start Abigail used to moan and fidget as her hair was relaxed or braided or thermally reconditioned, but her dad was… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“The mark was from the glue that once held a folder into which a library card would have fitted back in the day when… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
This I know for a fact: the reason African women have children is so that there's someone else to do the housework. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
“There’s always a secret door,” I said. “That’s why you always need a thief in your party.” — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
You know, your species [humans] has the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by its ingenuity in trying to destroy itself. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share
