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title: "5 Nightingale Quotes By Ben Aaronovitch"
description: "5 Nightingale quotes by Ben Aaronovitch. Plus more from Ben Aaronovitch and more Nightingale sayings from other authors."
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> [“Something round and dirty and white was resting near my foot. It was a skull. I picked it up. ‘Is that you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/something-round-and-dirty-and-white-was-resting-near-my-foot-it-was-a/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/ben-aaronovitch-3199_humor_something-round-and-dirty-and-white-was_51436.jpg)

> [“I looked into the literature on this," said Nightingale, "and it wasn't very helpful." "There's a literature about this?" "You'd be amazed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/i-looked-into-the-literature-on-this-said-nightingale-and-it-wasn-t/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/ben-aaronovitch-3199_books_i-looked-into-the-literature-on-this-sai_253245.jpg)

> [Conflict resolution,' said Nightingale. 'Is this what they teach at Hendon these days?' 'Yes, sir,' I said. 'But don't worry, they also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/conflict-resolution-said-nightingale-is-this-what-they-teach-at/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ben-aaronovitch-3199_beats_conflict-resolution-said-nightingale-is_762294.jpg)

> [“I texted Nightingale to let him know our change in disposition and then I picked up my Pliny, because nothing says stuck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/i-texted-nightingale-to-let-him-know-our-change-in-disposition-and/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/ben-aaronovitch-3199_change_i-texted-nightingale-to-let-him-know-our_1181827.jpg)

> [“There's more to life than just London," said Nightingale. "People keep saying that," I said. "But I've never actually seen any proof.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/there-s-more-to-life-than-just-london-said-nightingale-people-keep/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/ben-aaronovitch-3199_life_there-s-more-to-life-than-just-london-sa_1390458.jpg)

## Other authors on Nightingale

- [Megan Chance 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nightingale/megan-chance/)

## More by Ben Aaronovitch

> [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/he-was-from-yorkshire-or-somewhere-like-that-and-like-many/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“I left in a hurry before he could change his mind, but I want to make it clear that at no point did I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/i-left-in-a-hurry-before-he-could-change-his-mind-but-i-want-to-make/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [The general public have a warped view of the speed at which an investigation proceeds. They like to imagine tense conversations going on behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/the-general-public-have-a-warped-view-of-the-speed-at-which-an/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“Something round and dirty and white was resting near my foot. It was a skull. I picked it up. ‘Is that you, Nicholas?’ I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/something-round-and-dirty-and-white-was-resting-near-my-foot-it-was-a/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/coffee-arrived-and-the-espresso-was-excellent-like-an-aromatic/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“Fuck me,' I said to Toby. 'We're living in Isengard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/fuck-me-i-said-to-toby-we-re-living-in-isengard/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“Peter Grant,’ I said. ‘Recent arrival, slacker and man of very little fame.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/peter-grant-i-said-recent-arrival-slacker-and-man-of-very-little-fame/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [What do you think you're doing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/what-do-you-think-you-re-doing/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“My mum translated this in her head to "witchfinder," which was good because like most West Africans, she considered witchfinding a more respectable profession…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/my-mum-translated-this-in-her-head-to-witchfinder-which-was-good/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“Right from the start Abigail used to moan and fidget as her hair was relaxed or braided or thermally reconditioned, but her dad was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/right-from-the-start-abigail-used-to-moan-and-fidget-as-her-hair-was/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“The mark was from the glue that once held a folder into which a library card would have fitted back in the day when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/the-mark-was-from-the-glue-that-once-held-a-folder-into-which-a/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/it-s-a-sad-fact-of-modern-life-that-if-you-drive-long-enough-sooner/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [This I know for a fact: the reason African women have children is so that there's someone else to do the housework.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/this-i-know-for-a-fact-the-reason-african-women-have-children-is-so/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [“There’s always a secret door,” I said. “That’s why you always need a thief in your party.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/there-s-always-a-secret-door-i-said-that-s-why-you-always-need-a/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

> [ You know, your species \[humans\] has the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by its ingenuity in trying to destroy itself. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-aaronovitch/you-know-your-species-humans-has-the-most-amazing-capacity-for-self/)

[Ben Aaronovitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-aaronovitch/)

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