Thursday Murder Club Quotes

“They can take me as they find me,' says Ron. 'I've earned this face, it tells a story.”
― Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed

“Yes, you never know when you might need pictures of corpses,' agrees Bogdan.”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice

“Wonderful. Now what was I doing, dear?'
'Playing chess with Bogdan.'
'Oh, good. He made me scrambled eggs. And he gave Ron cocaine. What a champ. I'll get back to him. [...]”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice

“More women are murdering people these days,' says Joyce. 'If you ignore the context, it is a real sign of progress.”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice

“Oh, I didn't fall in love with him,' says Joyce. 'Nothing like that. I just walked into a room and there he was, and he looked at me, and I looked at him, and that's all there was to it. Like I had always been in love with him, no falling necessary. Like finding the perfect pair of shoes.”
― Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed

“But, however tempting it is to kill people, it is also bad.
And difficult.”
― Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed

“He buys three other books too, because he wants the bookshop still to be there when he comes back next week.”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice

“Ibrahim presses play, and they all watch as the figure in the motorcycle helmet walks down the row of lockers and stops in front of 531. The figure inserts a key.
'Looks like he's having trouble with the lock too,' says Joyce.
'Or she,' says Ron. Ibrahim notes that Ron is getting much sharper on his gender neutrality.”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice

“Ron's mouth opens, but, unusually for him, no words come out.”
― Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed

“Hmm. Is this Bogdan's downside? He's a serial murderer? That would be tough to overlook. Not impossible though, given those shoulders.”
― Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed