For Armand Gamache knew what not-nice was. He knew what…

“Whale oil beef hooked,”

— Louise Penny

“I am tired,” Gamache murmured as he walked into the gentle little village. “But I am at peace.”

— Louise Penny

“The reason “belonging” was so potent, so attractive, so much a part of the human yearning, was that it also meant safety, and loyalty.…

— Louise Penny

“She picked up her book and tried to read but it was heavy in her hands. She struggled to hold it, wanting to finish…

— Louise Penny

“We’re used to the film versions of psychopaths. The clearly crazies. But most psychopaths are clever. They have to be. They know how to…

— Louise Penny

“Instead he stood erect, the snow insinuating itself down his collar and up his sleeves, plastering against his face and into his unblinking eyes.”

— Louise Penny

“He was an emotional communist. Everyone counted equally, but none too much.”

— Louise Penny

I turned down all the requests for the rights to the books, for years, mostly because they wanted the rights to the characters, and…

— Louise Penny

“Chief Superintendent Arnot might hold power, but Armand Gamache was the more powerful man.”

— Louise Penny

“Henri kept everything important in his heart. He mostly kept cookies in his head.”

— Louise Penny

A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost…

— Louise Penny

The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.

— Louise Penny

But, like peace, comfort didn't come from hiding away or running away. Comfort first demanded courage.

— Louise Penny

“He did not suggest that she sit quietly and get to know herself so she could be all the company she needed.”

— Louise Penny

“Come hither, all ye empty things,/Ye bubbles raised by breath of kings;/Who float upon the tide of state,/Come hither, and behold your fate.”

— Louise Penny