“Don’t get me wrong, I like the countryside. In fact, some of my best friends are geographical features.” — Ben Aaronovitch Best friend Copy Share Image
“Dr Walid walked me past the security at reception and introduced me to today's dead body.” — Ben Aaronovitch Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence. — Ben Aaronovitch Coffee Copy Share Image
“There’s always a secret door,” I said. “That’s why you always need a thief in your party.” — Ben Aaronovitch Thief Copy Share Image
That which does not kill us has to get up extra early in the morning if it wants to get us next… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“A civilizáció és bürokrácia egy másik kulcsfontosságú jellemzője a tehetetlenség.” — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“I think becoming a wizard is about discovering what's real and what isn't.” — Ben Aaronovitch Wizard Copy Share Image
“Which meant I spent my spare time learning theory, studying dead languages and reading books like Essays on The Metaphysical by John… — Ben Aaronovitch Books Copy Share Image
“Hyde Park Corner is what happens when a bunch of urban planners take one look at the grinding circle of gridlock that… — Ben Aaronovitch City Copy Share Image
“I think you’re going to find Marcus Aurelius particularly useful.’ ‘For what?’ I asked. Nightingale hesitated. ‘Quoting, mainly,’ he said. ‘And thus… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“You'll need lots of chips to go with that lot." "And salt too, ha ha." "Ha ha." "We aren't going around to… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
The clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell them to… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“There's more to life than just London," said Nightingale. "People keep saying that," I said. "But I've never actually seen any proof.” — Ben Aaronovitch Life Copy Share Image
The motto of West African cooking is that if the food doesn't set fire to the tablecloth the cook is being stingy… — Ben Aaronovitch Cooking Copy Share Image
“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I'm considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of… — Ben Aaronovitch Destiny Copy Share Image
“Fish and chip night was a Kumar family tradition that dated back to when Jaget was courting his wife and they used… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“It’s a truism in policing that witnesses and statements are fine, but nothing beats empirical physical evidence. Actually it isn’t a truism… — Ben Aaronovitch Darth vader Copy Share Image
“I suspected Molly wanted the pictures to send to her friends on Twitter and Facebook, the ones that I was not supposed… — Ben Aaronovitch Friendship Copy Share Image
“She had the startled-rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If they stay calm… — Ben Aaronovitch Guilty Copy Share Image
“We can't have your people fighting each other," I said. The 'royal we' is very important in police work; it reminds the… — Ben Aaronovitch Police Copy Share Image
“I didn’t tell him that it was all stored as binary information on rapidly spinning shiny discs, partly because I’d have to… — Ben Aaronovitch Technology Copy Share Image
“The Metropolitan Police has a very straightforward approach to murder investigations, not for them the detective’s gut instinct or the intricate logical… — Ben Aaronovitch Gut instinct Copy Share Image
Despite my mum being from a small village in the middle of a forest, I'm not a country person. I don't like… — Ben Aaronovitch Bacon Copy Share Image
“MY DAD says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you’re born. He says that there are people who… — Ben Aaronovitch Londoners Copy Share Image
“When I was a kid I used to drink from the tap all the time. I'd run back into the flat all… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“The railway hit Harrow on the Hill in 1880 and it’s been downhill ever since, culminating in one of those formless red… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“It’s strictly constables, sergeants, and lunatics. We’ll keep the kettle on for you.” — Ben Aaronovitch Police Copy Share Image
Somebody doesn't know they're not in Kansas anymore,' said Stephanopoulos. — Ben Aaronovitch Kansas Copy Share Image
“Ghosts, I was thinking, memories - I wasn't sure there was a difference.” — Ben Aaronovitch Ghosts Copy Share Image
“THE TROUBLE with the old boy network is you can never be really sure whether it’s switched on or not and whether… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“Abigail stared suspiciously at Lesley. "Why are you wearing a mask?" she asked. "Because my face fell off," said Lesley. Abigail considered… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
For a terrifying moment I thought he was going to hug me, but fortunately we both remembered we were English just in… — Ben Aaronovitch Hug Copy Share Image
“Kumar and I ended up stuffing tissue paper up our nostrils, but agreed that if we had to come down again more… — Ben Aaronovitch Humor Copy Share Image
“He was transparent, the way holograms in films are transparent.Three dimensional, definitely really there and fucking...transparent.” — Ben Aaronovitch Holograms Copy Share Image
“Zap,’ I said. ‘That’s the technical term for it, is it? What do you call someone who’s been zapped?’ ‘Mr. Crispy,’ said… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“The evening was still warm enough for shirtsleeves, and the city was clinging to summer like a wannabe trophy wife to a… — Ben Aaronovitch Flower Copy Share Image
“We seem to be sitting around waiting for the next fucking disaster." he said, which went into the official log as -… — Ben Aaronovitch Disaster Copy Share Image
Conflict resolution,' said Nightingale. 'Is this what they teach at Hendon these days?' 'Yes, sir,' I said. 'But don't worry, they also… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
