Character-moment Quote by Mark Ellis Download Open image ““A break from the task in hand and a cleared mind usually made him think better.”” — Mark Ellis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character-moment Crime-thriller Detective fiction Fiction-novel Goodreads-quotes Mystery Psychology Thoughtful-reads
“But he did not think....thoughts formed in him and dissolved without control, almost like a reverie. And since he had got through life in… — Victor Serge Copy Share Image
“He needed to stop messing up his mind with the future and concentrate on what was at hand.” — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“Indeed, a man is rather being thought than thinking, when a new thought arises in his mind.” — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
“Thinking is good for your mind, but too much thinking leads to distraction.” — Ehabib Copy Share Image
“These experiences have caused him to think very hard about what he is doing and where he is going. And the result of all… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“But he wasn't really thinking properly. It was as if the thoughts were chasing each other round and round his head without managing to… — Isabel Hoving Copy Share Image
“Keep a logical but open mind. What one may pass off as a psychological dysfunction could be a burst of imagination at its finest.” — Lauren Lola Copy Share Image
“He crowded down the surge of feeling that distracted him from the task at hand.” — Mar Preston Copy Share Image
“He endeavored to collect his thoughts, but did not succeed. At those hours especially when we have sorest need of grasping the sharp realities… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Why was it that thoughts and plans always made more sense when confined to one's mind than when they exited one's mouth?” — Karen Witemeyer Copy Share Image
“Each of us found pleasure, whenever possible, in focusing on one small task. One task, we often said, clears the mind.” — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
“Thinking about the weather was one way of shutting out of his mind the appalling bloody human mess sprawled out over the bed of… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“It’s all about the company you keep, isn’t it, Chief Inspector? Now Mr Trenton, who I know wouldn’t hurt a fly, has certain…preferences, if… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the grand portal… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“I hope to God there are no wars for him or anyone to fight in after this one.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“What could I do in the country, Frank? You want me to be a milkmaid or something. No, I’ll take my chances here, with… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Absolutely nothing should stand in the way of a murder investigation, however lowly the victim.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half, he’d decided… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was not used to feeling intimidated. It was rather his job in life to intimidate others.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Merlin stood up. For once, late as it was, he was pleased to see the Assistant Commissioner because he had been trying unsuccessfully to… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Colonel Aubertin and his two colleagues sat on a park bench in the private garden of Dorset Square. Rougemont sat between his two superiors,… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Few would have seen Solomon and realised they were looking at one of wartime London’s top gangsters. With his receding hairline, thick-lenses spectacles, sober… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
