“A lot of nonsense is spoken at funerals, especially when the deceased had not been well liked in life. Many euphemisms are called into play: "vital," "energetic," and (repetitively) "full of life".” — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
“For it was a truth universally acknowledged that a single vicar must be in want of a wife.” — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
“...every year for decades there had been great excitement over the Largest Vegetable competition ("That would be my husband", was the standard comment).” — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
“A lot of nonsense is spoken at funerals, especially when the deceased had not been well liked in life. Many euphemisms are called into… — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
“[From p. 70 of the Midnight Ink paperback.] "You have to have a corpse by page fifty-seven. Page seventy at the absolute outside." "Says… — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
![“[From p. 70 of the Midnight Ink paperback.] "You have to have a corpse by page fifty-seven. Page seventy at the absolute outside." "Says who?' "Why, so says everyone. It's the industry standard." [There has been, as yet, no corpse.]” quote by G.M. Malliet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f8a/g-m-malliet-67837_humor_from-p-70-of-the-midnight-ink-paperback_2334930.jpg)