Quotes from Written in Bone

Simon Beckett ·  352 pages

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“When it comes to misfortune, we are all selfish at heart, offering up the same prayers: not me, not mine. Not yet.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone


“Kiedy los nam nie sprzyja, w głębi serca wszyscy jesteśmy egoistami i wszyscy wznosimy te same modły: tylko nie ja, tylko nie ja, jeszcze nie teraz.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone


“Historia naszego życia, a czasem i śmierci, jest zapisana w kościach.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone


“Jeśli zmarli żyją dalej, to tylko w naszych umysłach i sercach.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone


“Our lives, and sometimes deaths, are stories written in bone.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone



“Z morderstwem jest jak z życiem; i jedno, i drugie jest nieprzewidywalne.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone


About the author

Simon Beckett
Born place: in Sheffield, The United Kingdom
Born date April 20, 1960
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