Crooked House quotes

She doesn't like me calling her Mommy. She says it ages her.

Josephine Leonides

Chief Inspector Taverner : Charles, you have to understand, I'm under a lot of pressure here. There's politics involved here. It's sensitive. And with your past...
Charles Hayward : I'm sorry? My past? In Cairo. I was a diplomat.
Chief Inspector Taverner : Of course. And I am a duchess.

Charles Hayward

But in some books, person after person is killed. You end by spotting the murderer because he or she is practically the only person left. We must see what happens next.

Josephine Leonides