“Put it in terms of the not-too-serious, if you like. Who got into that locked room? And how was it done? And… — Carter Dickson Mystery Copy Share Image
“That's the point. If these Labour MP's were really working men, they'd have some sense. But most of 'em, or at least… — Carter Dickson Labour-party-uk Copy Share Image
“Not that anybody cares two pins about history in these days.We've got rid of history; history is all my eye. But I've… — Carter Dickson Facts Copy Share Image
“That sounds silly, doesn't it? Running away just because you don't want to hurt somebody's feelings? But did you ever think how… — Carter Dickson Feelings Copy Share Image
“There's the pity of it. Elaine Cheeseman's not as young as you; she's forty, maybe. But she's not bad-looking at all. If… — Carter Dickson Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it seems that men--yes, and even women too!--if they believe in a thing strongly enough, they get a strength or endurance… — Carter Dickson Belief Copy Share Image
“But the curator said nothing mattered so long as it looked all right to the ignorant." [Lady Brace] "Sort of government motto.… — Carter Dickson Politics Copy Share Image
“...both Tom and I adore detective stories. Isn't that so, Tom?" [Lady Brace] "Right!" agreed her husband...."But they've got to be proper… — Carter Dickson Books Copy Share Image
“Though the pictured face was floridly coloured, you suspected pallor; a mind lightly balanced, and liable to snap from sheer weight of… — Carter Dickson Dreams Copy Share Image
“When a man can't sleep, he won't let anybody else sleep either. If he doesn't go off to dreamland the moment his… — Carter Dickson Sleep Copy Share Image
“I never met a gal who represented a mystery to me in quite the fetchin' way you did. It'd be dull and… — Carter Dickson Mystery Copy Share Image