Quotes from Emily Brightwell

She'd often observed that people generally lived up to whatever expectations they had of themselves. Building someone's self-confidence did a lot more good in getting the best results out of people than making them feel as if they couldn't do anything right.

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The inspector, though well educated, had been raised in very modest circumstances and therefore treated his staff as human beings and not instruments put on this earth to do his bidding.

The one conclusion she had reached was that she was sure Nigel Nivens was innocent.

Understanding dawned in the Witherspoon's eyes. "Of course, of course." He forced himself to laugh. "You are very clever Mrs. Jeffries. You're onto me.