Quotes from Peter Robinson

fronts for Rothwell's illegal activities. As Susan was wondering if Robert Calvert's money

England is broken. And I don't know if they'll ever be able to fix it.

least we can check them

I've always held something back. The part of me I probably shouldn't have held back if I wanted any sort of meaningful relationship. The part that won't let you get close to anyone ever again because you know you're going to lose them, and you know how bad it feels. Because they're going to die.

She was one of those rare girls that you just felt you wanted to be always happy, even if you weren't going to be the source of that happiness.

I can't say I understand any of it, myself,' said Banks. 'Me, neither,' said Gerry.

Christianity was useless if it forgot people and the here and now. Faith and belief, she felt, were no use without charity, love and compassion; religion was nothing if it focused entirely on the afterlife.

You can't spend your life sulking over all the mistakes you've made. You'd never bother getting out of bed in the morning.

Christmas fell upon Eastvale like a knife-wielding mugger desperate for a fix ...

Had we but world enough, and time . . .

The world news had been depressing throughout most of his life, but this past two or three years, it had seemed even more so, with the parade of creepy and dangerous clowns that British and American politics had become, the nuclear threat growing and Russia up to her old habits.

But if you can take a bit of an advice from an old fool like me, save your best efforts for the living, because one day they'll be dead, too, and you'll end up feeling guilty for neglecting them while they were alive. That's the paradox. Damned if you do and double-damned if you don't.