Bouchercon 2021 Quotes & Sayings

What should one do with the misery of the world in a scheme of the agreeable for one's self? — Henry James

City squares are planned absences - they're defined, first of all, by what they're not [George Packer, "History: Influence on Humanity"]. — Catie Marron

In the university of God, however brilliant you may be, you will not be given double promotion. You must take every course, because each course serves a purpose. — T. B. Joshua

We must work tirelessly to make sure that every boy and girl in America who is up for adoption has a family waiting to reach him or her ... This is a season of miracles, and perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one. — William J. Clinton

Collaborators let down their guards. Successful collaborators still carry a taser. — Ryan Lilly

Routine is important, i think.a good routine diverts the mind from morbid imaginings. — Grant Morrison

I think anyone doing an interview is to some extent on show. And therefore, we always want to put on our best face. — Cherie Blair

As a boy I heard this story in church.
A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known."
As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself."
How true of us. — Richard Paul Evans