“the walking stick, like a burqa, conferred protective status...” — Robert Galbraith Burqa Copy Share Image
“You can’t plot murder like a novel. There are always loose ends in real life.” — Robert Galbraith Books Copy Share Image
“I’m totally serious. Look it up on the net. When women turn, they really turn.” — Robert Galbraith Feminism Copy Share Image
“You are not writing properly unless someone is bleeding, probably you.” — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Lucky is he who has been able to understand the causes of things” — Robert Galbraith Learning Copy Share Image
“She is a woman of an excellent assurance, and an extraordinary happy wit, and tongue. Ben Jonson, Epicoene, or The Silent Woman” — Robert Galbraith Confidence Copy Share Image
“Many lonely people, Strike knew, found it pleasant to be the focus of somebody’s undivided attention and sought to prolong the novel… — Robert Galbraith Focus Copy Share Image
“With the invention of the internet, any subliterate cretin can be Michiko Kakutani.” — Robert Galbraith Internet Copy Share Image
“Erudite, for a woman who confuses “you’re” and “your” and goes in for random capitalisation.’ ‘We” — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Who was more conscious than the soldier of capricious fortune, of the random roll of the dice?” — Robert Galbraith Dice Copy Share Image
“More pre-Christmas revelers on the Friday-night Tube: girls in ludicrously tiny glittering dresses risking hypothermia for a fumble with the boy from… — Robert Galbraith Girls Copy Share Image
“Seven and a half million hearts were beating in close proximity in this heaving old city, and many, after all, would be… — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“She lay dying, wrapped in invisible robes of martyrdom, presenting her helplessness and passivity to him like adornments, and his dominant feeling… — Robert Galbraith Death Copy Share Image
“Skirting the rubble and wreckage of the street at the foot of Center Point, he marched past a gigantic gold statue of… — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Im.’ The monosyllable was heavy with contempt. ‘’E’s a twat.’ ‘Is he?’ ‘Yeah, ’e is. Ask Kieran.’ She gave the impression that… — Robert Galbraith Humour Copy Share Image
“Nam in omni adversitate fortunae infelicissimum est genus infortunii, fuisse felicem. For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of… — Robert Galbraith Unhappy Copy Share Image
“Hard to remember these days that there was a time you had to wait for the ink and paper reviews to see… — Robert Galbraith Books Copy Share Image
“He would never know what it was like to feel yourself small, weak and powerless. He would never understand what rape did… — Robert Galbraith Feelings Copy Share Image
“People do kill themselves, you know, Miranda, when they think their whole reason for living is being taken away from them. Even… — Robert Galbraith Life Copy Share Image
“Can I ask who you are, sir?" "Yeah, I expect so," said Strike, walking past him and ringing the doorbell. Anstis's dinner… — Robert Galbraith Doorbell Copy Share Image
“You're like everyone else, Strike; you want your civil liberties when you've told the missus you're at the office and you're at… — Robert Galbraith Civil liberties Copy Share Image
“The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them. Strike… — Robert Galbraith Friendship Copy Share Image
“R’bin,” he said, giving up and gazing down at her. “R’bin, d’you know wadda kairos mo…” He hiccoughed. “Mo…moment is?” “A kairos… — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Tonight, though, he could not help seeing his mother as a spiritual sister to the beautiful, needy and depressive girl who had… — Robert Galbraith Death Copy Share Image
“When, Strike wondered, would he next enjoy a pint on a Friday with friends? The notion seemed to belong to a different… — Robert Galbraith Friendship Copy Share Image
“He knew more about the death of Lula Landry than he had ever meant or wanted to know; the same would be… — Robert Galbraith Bias Copy Share Image
“The argument had been in full swing when Matthew’s father telephoned with the news that a funny turn Matthew’s mother had suffered… — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
“There were undoubtedly those to whom killing was easy and pleasurable: he had met a few such. Millions had been successfully trained… — Robert Galbraith Killing Copy Share Image
“The country was lumbering towards election day. Strike turned in early on Sunday and watched the day's gaffes, counterclaims and promises being… — Robert Galbraith Election day Copy Share Image
“Looking like a rake with two plastic tangerines tied to it” — Robert Galbraith Tangerines Copy Share Image
“We need readers,” muttered Daniel Chard. “More readers. Fewer writers.” — Robert Galbraith Books Copy Share Image
“When you are young, and beautiful, you can be very cruel.” — Robert Galbraith Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Though they spent so much time trying to make themselves beautiful, you were not supposed to admit to women that beauty mattered.” — Robert Galbraith Beauty Copy Share Image
“Writers are different,” said Waldegrave. “I’ve never met one who was any good who wasn’t screwy.” — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
