Ben Aaronovitch Quotes

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It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.

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If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it's your safest bet.

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Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes rule. Had I stumbled on the lair of dangerous plant geneticists?

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My dad was a fairy," said Zach. "And by that I don't mean he dressed well and enjoyed musical theatre.

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On the plus side, there were no rioters in sight but on the minus side this was probably because everywhere I looked was on fire.

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If you ask any police officer what the worst part of the job is, they will always say breaking bad news to relatives, but this is not the truth. The worst part is staying in the room after you've broken the news, so that you're forced to be there when someone's life disintegrates around them. Some people say it doesn't bother them - such people are not to be trusted.

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You put a spell on the dog," I said as we left the house. "Just a small one," said Nightingale. "So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a...what?" "A wizard." "Like Harry Potter?" Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter." "In what way?" "I'm not a fictional character," said Nightingale.

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The first rule about a black woman's hair is you don't talk about a black woman's hair. And the second rule is you don't ever touch a black woman's hair without getting written permission first.

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