Sea air Quote by Martha Grimes

“If a cone had dropped on velvet needles, if a star had lain a silver track across the sky, if the dead had turned…

— Martha Grimes

You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have…

— Martha Grimes

Talking's just a nervous habit.

— Martha Grimes

“any particular idiot in mind?” “I do, indeed. If Tom was actually here on Monday, and he needed an alibi, well, man, he didn’t…

— Martha Grimes

I cleared my throat - it isn't frogs you get in your throat; it's memories.

— Martha Grimes

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

— Martha Grimes

“And how did he ever think he’d get away with murdering me?” Her tone implied she must surely belong to that rare breed of…

— Martha Grimes

“Fear wearing black.' Definition of cool. Maybe it's also the definition of courage. Would she be courageous?”.”

— Martha Grimes

You can never do enough for the dead. You search around for comfort but there is no comfort; there never was and never will…

— Martha Grimes

“Losing one's mind is surely like losing one's virginity. Lose a little, lose a lot.”

— Martha Grimes

Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.

— Martha Grimes

The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.

— Martha Grimes