"The Cuckoo's Calling" Quotes
Private investigator Cormoran Strike investigates the apparent suicide of supermodel Lula Landry, uncovering secrets and dangers within the world of fame and fortune.
mystery | 456 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
How easy it was to invent a humanity, for anyone at all.
Humans often assumed symmetry and equality where none existed.
The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them.
Everyone wanted something from her. It was the way of the world.
People liked to talk; there was a lot of talk in the world.
The world had a weight to it, a heaviness that pressed down on her.
The truth was like a face reflected in a spoon.
The permanent tension of the city seemed to embrace him.
There was something oddly comforting in the knowledge that he was not alone.
The world was full of broken people, and he was one of them.
