“He'd no time for reports. He suspected that about 95% of the written word was never read by anyone anyway.” — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“He'd no time for reports. He suspected that about 95% of the written word was never read by anyone anyway.” — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“Morse poured himself a can of beer. "Champagne's a lovely drink, but it makes you thirsty, doesn't it?” — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“Walters looked quizzically at Morse, who sat reading one of the glossy 'porno' magazines he had brought from upstairs. "You still sex-mad, I see,… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
I think that you've got to be prepared to write a load of nonsense to start with and then you can tart it up.… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
We read so much about incompetence and corruption in all sorts of places. I'm not just thinking of the United Kingdom and the United… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“It is strange to relate (for a man in his profession) that in addition to incurable acrophobia, arachnophobia, myophobia, and ornithophobia, Morse also suffered… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
I've not much faith in the future of the planet and I'm not just thinking about Mr. Bush or global warming. I feel that… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“Nothing quite like it in the whole history of music," announced Morse magisterially, after Brünnhilde had ridden into the flames and the waves of… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“As he lay abed on Sunday, 21 September, Morse was beset by the nagging feeling that there was so much to be done if… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
“you’ve never seen any evidence of drugs—any packets of drugs? Crack? Speed? Ecstasy? Anything? Anything at all?” Had she? “No,” she said. Almost truthfully.… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
