“Normally death came at night, taking a person in their sleep, stopping their heart or tickling them awake, leading them to the bathroom with a splitting headache before pouncing and flooding their ...”

“Three Pines wasnt on any tourist map, being too far off any main or even secondary road. Like Narnia, it was generally found unexpectedly and with a degree of surprise that such an elderly village ...”

“Bang. Youre dead.Gamache swung around, but had recognised the voice an instant after hed begun to turn.Youre a sneak, Jean Guy. Im going to have to put a cow bell on you.Not again. It wasnt often h...”

“Why did he kill his own mother? Ruth asked.The oldest story in the book, said Gamache.Ben was a male prostitute? Gabri exclaimed.Thats the oldest profession. Where do you keep your head? asked Ruth...”

“She strong-armed the swinging door and walked through. Straight into an acid flashback.Claras first reaction was to laugh. She stood stunned for a moment then started to laugh. And laugh. And laugh...”

“Clara shrugged and immediately knew her betrayal of Peter. In one easy movement she'd distanced herself from his bad behavior, even thought she herself was responsible for it. Just before everyone ...”

“An extended hand is the best weapon against a clenched fist.”

“If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.”

“Demonstrating verbal kindness looks better on everyone know matter what the situation. There's a peace in the heart of the kind person who handles everything with love.”