“It was not so much what Vicki did that night: it was what she said. It was not so much her behaviour: it was her vocabulary!” — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“If he knew anything of her habits, she was certain to be somewhere about. He was not looking for her. He was submitting himself to the possibility of encounter.” — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“And didst thou imbibe mighty potions from the fruit of the grape (...)? And hast thou one Ache, this morning (...) appertaining unto Head,… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“It was not so much what Vicki did that night: it was what she said. It was not so much her behaviour: it was… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Only at dawn should a man awake from excess - at dawn agleam with red and sorrowful resolve.” — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“She was decidedly attractive, he saw, but in an ill-natured, ungracious way. Because of his connection with Fitzgerald, Carstairs & Scott, Johnnie had an… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“[...] at any rate there is nothing in the world more dreary, damping, and obscurely perturbing than to come out of a cinema in… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“What a thing this sleeplessness was! . . . If sleep, she thought, could be compared to a gentle lake in a dark place,… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The meal was breakfast: the subject, utility clothing. 'As for the stuff they're turning out for men nowadays,' said Mr Thwaites bitterly, 'I wouldn't… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“He had further narrowed his mind by a considerable amount of travel abroad, where he had again always made his way to the small… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Though it had no wide reputation, all manner of people frequented 'The Midnight Bell.' This was in its nature, of course, since it is… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The Law saith, Where is thy righteousness, goodness, and satisfaction? The Gospel saith, Christ is thy righteousness, goodness, and satisfaction.” — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Too much thought is bad for the soul, for art, and for crime. It is also a sign of middle age.” — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image
“God help us, God help all of us, each one, every one, all of us'. Patrick Hamilton at the concusion of 'The Slaves of… — Patrick Hamilton Copy Share Image