Quote by Donna Leon Download Open image ““His eyes were all policeman.”” — Donna Leon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“It's All Officers, sir." They broke into a run. You always did for an All Officers. The people in trouble might well be you.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“His clothing marked him as Italian. The cadence of his speech announced that he was Venetian. His eyes were all policeman.” — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“He used a minimum of words and no inflection whatsoever. It was a policeman's manner of speaking, direct and unadorned.” — Davis Bunn Copy Share Image
“He nodded then cocked his head and gave me a sharp, policeman like look, as though realizing that he had been on the wrong… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“The policeman comes : in his hand the weapon that has knocked down more malefactors than all the batons the bull's-eye. He strikes with… — J.M. Barrie Copy Share Image
“He didn’t reply but by then she’d found something else to occupy her attention. His eyes. Though she’d expected them to be as serviceable… — Cari Quinn Copy Share Image
“Where there are policemen there’s crime, sergeant, remember that.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Vianello had the knack of getting people to talk. Especially if they were Venetians, the people he interviewed invariably warmed to this large, sweet-tempered… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
This is a fallen world. People lie, the truth gets distorted, and that's the way it is. What's for dinner ? — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“even the worst men wanted to be perceived as better than they were. How else could hypocrisy have risen to such delirious levels?” — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“And will knowing what she reads make you know who she is?” “Can you think of a better way to tell?” — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun. — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“Helmut thought himself above common morality. Or perhaps he thought he’d managed to create his own, different from ours, better.” — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“Once, walking with him, Paola had stopped and asked him what he was thinking about, and the fact that she was the only person… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“..if you put people on a diet, they start thinking about food. Or if you make someone stop smoking, all they think about is… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
