Christopher Fowler Quotes

His unique skill had always been to absorb the talents and knowledge of others, use what he needed and discard the rest. He never allowed anyone to get to close. He kept the world at arm's length in order to look down on it.

Yes, he wanted to do the right thing, but perhaps this time the right thing was something different.

The Victorians lost a few workers in everything they built, rather like a votive offering.

The clouds of night opened like ink blossoming in water.

She had a smile that could put a froth on a cup of coffee, and she knew it.

It was true that the city could still throw shadows filled with mystifying figures from its past, whose grip on the present could be felt on certain strange days, when the streets were dark with rain and harmful ideas.

Statistics show that the nature of English crime is reverting to its oldest habits. In a country where so many desire status and wealth, petty annoyances can spark disproportionately violent behaviour. We become frustrated because we feel powerless, invisible, unheard. We crave celebrity, but that’s not easy to come by, so we settle for notoriety. Envy and bitterness drive a new breed of lawbreakers, replacing the old motives of poverty and the need for escape. But how do you solve crimes which no longer have traditional motives?

Life is a very beautiful dream, he thought. I'm so glad I chose not to wake up from it just yet.