325 Quotes by Ben Aaronovitch

The clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell them to stop

That’s because they don’t know,’ said Tyburn. ‘It’s like economics. Everybody’s got a theory, and some people make it their religion.

I saw a dark void under the platform and had just enough time to think: "Fuck me he's a earthbender.

On the plus side, there were no rioters in sight but on the minus side this was probably because everywhere I looked was on fire.

Don't ask me why I know what an Edwardian smoking jacket looks like: let's just say it has something to do with Doctor Who and leave it at that.

I didn't think that Herefordshire Social Services would be best pleased about me dumping a poorly socialised pre-teen with mind control powers on them.

I suppose you're happy now you've got your statue.""It's a very special statue," I said.Only it wasn't really, at least not in and of itself. It depicted the ever-popular "Venus-Aphrodite surprised by a sculptor and struggling to cover her tits with one hand and keep her drape at waist height with the other" so beloved of art connoisseurs in the long weary days before the invention of internet porn.

This is where the whole ape-descended thing reveals its worth, I thought madly. Sucks to be you, quadruped. Opposable thumbs - don't leave home without them.

Here's a comforting thought for you, Peter,' he said. 'However long you may live, the world will never lose its ability to surprise you with its beauty.