Quotes by Elly Griffiths

You know how thick I am. I dont even eat yoghurt because its got culture in it.

You need a break, a complete rest, recharge your batteries. Recharge your batteries. What the hell does that mean? Nelson prides himself on not needing batteries. Hes an old-fashioned, wind-up model.

Theres a pleasure being mad that only the madman knows.

He might be living on mice, but Chesterton does not look like an animal who is governed by his appetites. Hes an ascetic, if Cathbad ever saw one.

When she bought the cats her mother asked her straight out if they were baby substitutes. No, Ruth had answered, straight-faced. Theyre kittens. If I had a baby it would be a cat substitute.

Peter is suffering from an attack of nostalgia, she knows the symptoms. She mustnt join in otherwise shell be swept away too, drowning in a quicksand of the past.