“Why should we remain innocent of what lurks in the shadows? How can we live in the world if we don't understand how dark and brutal it can be?”

“Nothing worthwhile ever comes easily”

“But we don't have to react. That's what I'm saying. A police force, like a government, should be above that. Just because we're provoked doesn't mean we have to act. -- Still Life”

“I don't think we choked this time. We never played well enough to choke.”

“Do what you will, alwaysWalk where you like, your stepsDo as you please, I'll back you up. I remember thinkingsometimes we walksometimes we run awayBut I knowno matter how fast we are runningSomehow we keepSomehow we keep up with each other.”

“We choose our thoughts. We choose our perceptions. We choose our attitudes.......And our lives become defined by our choices. - chief inspector Armand Gamache in Still Life”

“There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.”