#myst

Jimmy Sadd is the most evil man I’ve ever known. I mean really evil. I’m not talking about tough, or cruel – all the bosses are tough and cruel. You’ll never get anywhere in our world if you’re not respected. But Jimmy ... God damn, Bruno, getting involved with Sadd ... I’d rather do a deal with the devil himself. Sadd is worse. You’ll never get out.” George Hanson In The Shadow of Sadd. ↗

— Steen Langstrup

#gangsters #jimmy-sadd #scandinavian-mysteries #respect

Monsieur Bienvenu was simply a man who accepted these mysterious questions...and who had in his soul a deep respect for the mystery which enveloped them. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#questions #respect

Sick is a relative concept. We’re all sick. The question is, what degree of functionality do we have with respect to the rules society sets for desirable behavior? No actions are in themselves symptoms of sickness. You have to look at the context within which these actions are performed. ↗

— Jo Nesbø The Redbreast

#fiction #harry-hole #scandinavian-mysteries #respect

I play to win and if it looks like I've lost, its only because its not over yet. ↗

— Kiera Dellacroix

#conspiracy #mystery #romantic-suspense #romantic

How about I kiss you so we can get past this awkwardness? ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

Tallie looked for something to throw, but considering the fact that she threw like a girl, she dumped that plan in lieu of grabbing her new iron and swinging it like a bowling ball between the bad man's legs, where it connected with a nauseating _thunk_. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#self-defense #romantic

A lot of good the door did. The man's pheromones oozed through the keyhole and the crack underneath the panelled wood. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic

You're my hero," he murmured. She grinned up at him. "What a coincidence. You're _my_ hero. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

I feel like I've been ironing all day in high heels and no brassiere. ~Tizzy Donovan, Laid Out and Candle Lit ↗

— Ann Everett

#humor #mystery #romantic-comedy #texas #romantic

The terror is trapped inside of him and paralyzes him. He closes his eyes again and tries to drown out the scream - but it keeps ringing and ringing and ringing in his ears. ↗

— Suneeta Misra

#political-intrigue #romantic-suspense #thriller #women #young-adult