325 Quotes by Ben Aaronovitch

She was slender and dressed like an Edwardian maid, complete with a starched white bib apron over a full black skirt and white cotton blouse. Her face didn’t fit her outfit, being too long and sharp-boned, with black almond-shaped eyes. Despite her mob cap she wore her hair loose, a black curtain that fell to her waist. She instantly gave me the creeps and not just because I’ve seen too many Japanese horror films.

You don’t actually know enough about me to insult me properly.

I don’t mind getting drunk, but there always comes a moment in the evening when I find myself watching myself bumping into things and thinking – I’m bored of this, can I have full control of my brain back, please?

There’s nothing like having your girlfriend talk in geological time to make you feel insignificant.

That’s the nature of the beast,” said Zach. “We are what we are.

Keep breathing,’ I said. ‘It’s a habit you don’t want to break.

My dad had once told me that the secret to a happy life was never to start something with a girl unless you were willing to follow wherever it leads.

In 1666, following an unfortunate workplace accident, the city of London burnt down.

She was staring at us over the top of a pair of completely pointless sunglasses and her phone was playing what I now recognised as The Day the World Turned Day-Glo by X-Ray Specs.