115 Quotes by Val McDermid

It wasn’t enough but it was a start. It might keep him going...

You are Tadeusz Radecki? I am in the right place?′ ‘I know who I am. What I want to know is who you are.

Father, everybody has mugs these days. It’s not a sign of debauchery and disrepute to drink tea from a mug.

Discovering dedicated mystery booksellers was a bit like going to heaven without having to die first.

With the passage of time, people’s memories always edited the past. A lot of details slipped from their grasp, while others that had seemed trivial at the time took on greater weight.

I'd like to be more spontaneous.

I came from a working-class family, but I was supported by a grant system and had my fees paid, so I came out of Oxford with a debt of something like £200.