36 Quotes by M.C. Beaton

Just at the turn of the tide, nature held its breath – no bird sang, everything seemed to be waiting and waiting. And then, sure enough, as if someone had flicked a switch, everything started in motion again.

Oh, really,” said Deborah brightly, “you don’t look like the sort of man who reads anything.

Christmas had done its usual merry work of setting husband against wife, relative against relative, and spreading bad will among men in general. People looked overfed and hung over and desperately worried about how much they had already spent.

And being very young and capable of violent mood swings, she then began to worry about what to wear for dinner.

Agatha’s last case had concerned a Sweeny Todd of a murderer over at Winter Parva.

Agatha had that old feeling of being on the outside of life looking in.

She turned out to be one of those irritating people who get up to leave and then stand in the doorway chattering away.

That was the trouble with so many reality programmes on television – everyone wanted fame these days without necessarily working at anything to achieve it.

Mrs. Wellington was wearing a voluminous flannel nightgown when she answered the door. Hamish was glad Mr. Wellington had found God, because it certainly looked as if he would need to wait until he got to heaven to get his reward.