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Val McDermid quotes: You are Tadeusz Radecki? I am in the right place?' 'I know who I am. What I want to know is who you are.

You are Tadeusz Radecki? I am in the right place?' 'I know who I am. What I want to know is who you are.

Val McDermid quotes: Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.

Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.

Val McDermid quotes: I am the despair of my accountant; I am the plastic bags of receipts.

I am the despair of my accountant; I am the plastic bags of receipts.

Val McDermid quotes: Attractive smile, Carol added to her list of particulars as she shook the hand.

Attractive smile, Carol added to her list of particulars as she shook the hand.

Val McDermid quotes: You've always been handy with a knife, Mother

You've always been handy with a knife, Mother

Val McDermid quotes: He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.

He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.

Val McDermid quotes: It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.

It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.

Val McDermid quotes: Nothing warms the cockles of the heart more than the smug self-satisfaction of being right.

Nothing warms the cockles of the heart more than the smug self-satisfaction of being right.

Val McDermid quotes: I know that. I do watch Spooks.' Carol was surprised. 'You do? I don't.' 'You should. They do.

I know that. I do watch Spooks.' Carol was surprised. 'You do? I don't.' 'You should. They do.

Val McDermid quotes: No. It's no the same. The interviewers want you to say what they want to hear. I want to hear what you have to say.

No. It's no the same. The interviewers want you to say what they want to hear. I want to hear what you have to say.

Val McDermid quotes: If I didn't like her so much, I'd hate her.

If I didn't like her so much, I'd hate her.

Val McDermid quotes: She'd cook like an angel and fuck like a whore

She'd cook like an angel and fuck like a whore

Val McDermid quotes: The discipline is based on one grisly fact: a corpse makes a good lunch.

The discipline is based on one grisly fact: a corpse makes a good lunch.

Val McDermid quotes: I told her you were probably here'. 'Thanks,' Tony said. 'Did I mention she thinks her brother's murder is my fault?

I told her you were probably here'. 'Thanks,' Tony said. 'Did I mention she thinks her brother's murder is my fault?

Val McDermid quotes: There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.

There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.

Val McDermid quotes: The Glasgow accent was so strong you could have built a bridge with it and known it would outlast the civilization that spawned it

The Glasgow accent was so strong you could have built a bridge with it and known it would outlast the civilization that spawned it

Val McDermid quotes: Father, everybody has mugs these days. It's not a sign of debauchery and disrepute to drink tea from a mug.

Father, everybody has mugs these days. It's not a sign of debauchery and disrepute to drink tea from a mug.

Val McDermid quotes: No woman is a heroine to her dentist.

No woman is a heroine to her dentist.

Val McDermid quotes: It had seemed a good idea at the time to order the furniture for her new home online from a chain retailer.

It had seemed a good idea at the time to order the furniture for her new home online from a chain retailer.

Val McDermid quotes: It was a bit unimaginable when I began that I'd ever get to 25 books. But it was also unimaginable how much crime-writing would have changed.

It was a bit unimaginable when I began that I'd ever get to 25 books. But it was also unimaginable how much crime-writing would have changed.

Val McDermid quotes: It's only hunting you that keeps me from being you.

It's only hunting you that keeps me from being you.

Val McDermid quotes: Junction at the top of the stairs. She gave a curious glance down General Tilney's corridor, but she

Junction at the top of the stairs. She gave a curious glance down General Tilney's corridor, but she

Val McDermid quotes: You know it's a bad case when the only way you can catch up on your sleep is to get unconscious.

You know it's a bad case when the only way you can catch up on your sleep is to get unconscious.

Val McDermid quotes: Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.

Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.

Val McDermid quotes: I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.

I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.

Val McDermid quotes: Sometimes, the only things that make you feel good are the same ones that worked when you were five. Yes, I slammed the door

Sometimes, the only things that make you feel good are the same ones that worked when you were five. Yes, I slammed the door

Val McDermid quotes: Proportion than she

Proportion than she

Val McDermid quotes: On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.

On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.

Val McDermid quotes: Patsy McDonald had the artificial brightness and dead eyes that go hand in hand with prescription antidepressants. They

Patsy McDonald had the artificial brightness and dead eyes that go hand in hand with prescription antidepressants. They

Val McDermid quotes: The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.

The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.

Val McDermid quotes: The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.

The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.

Val McDermid quotes: The bodies of two murdered women have been found this week. For the record, I didn't kill either of them.

The bodies of two murdered women have been found this week. For the record, I didn't kill either of them.

Val McDermid quotes: You know, I've often wondered. It's pretty clear what they were up to in Sodom, but what do you suppose the sin of Gomorrah was?' Carol asked.

You know, I've often wondered. It's pretty clear what they were up to in Sodom, but what do you suppose the sin of Gomorrah was?' Carol asked.

Val McDermid quotes: When all else fails, go for the ego.

When all else fails, go for the ego.

Val McDermid quotes: We make high demands on the people we expect to deliver justice, and we don't always appreciate how much it eats away at them.

We make high demands on the people we expect to deliver justice, and we don't always appreciate how much it eats away at them.

Val McDermid quotes: The thing is that quite a few of my books have ended up as they are because of conversations I've had over the years with forensic scientists.

The thing is that quite a few of my books have ended up as they are because of conversations I've had over the years with forensic scientists.

Val McDermid quotes: Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God's.

Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God's.

Val McDermid quotes: You can't prove a negative. I can't prove there are no such thing as vampires any more than you can prove you're not a lesbian.

You can't prove a negative. I can't prove there are no such thing as vampires any more than you can prove you're not a lesbian.

Val McDermid quotes: Within the infant rind of this weak flower Poison hath residence and medicine power' Romeo and Juliet, II, iii

Within the infant rind of this weak flower Poison hath residence and medicine power' Romeo and Juliet, II, iii

Val McDermid quotes: I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

Val McDermid quotes: I'm not into little boys till they're old enough to have their own credit card.

I'm not into little boys till they're old enough to have their own credit card.

Val McDermid quotes: We all make mistakes, Carol. Sometimes they're more expensive than others. But I don't deserve to lose you,' he said, spreading his hands in appeal.

We all make mistakes, Carol. Sometimes they're more expensive than others. But I don't deserve to lose you,' he said, spreading his hands in appeal.

Val McDermid quotes: If you don't make the best-seller list, if you don't get shortlisted for any prizes, it's goodbye.

If you don't make the best-seller list, if you don't get shortlisted for any prizes, it's goodbye.

Val McDermid quotes: Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.

Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.

Val McDermid quotes: I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.

I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.

Val McDermid quotes: You take the lead. He'll open up more easily to a copper than a mumbo jumbo man

You take the lead. He'll open up more easily to a copper than a mumbo jumbo man

Val McDermid quotes: I'd like to be more spontaneous.

I'd like to be more spontaneous.

Val McDermid quotes: He spread his hands in a self-deprecating gesture. 'Well, I'm not a cop. And I'm not a woman.' She couldn't resist. 'I had noticed.

He spread his hands in a self-deprecating gesture. 'Well, I'm not a cop. And I'm not a woman.' She couldn't resist. 'I had noticed.

Val McDermid quotes: I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience.

I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience.

Val McDermid quotes: Everybody's got the right to go to hell in the handcart of their choice.

Everybody's got the right to go to hell in the handcart of their choice.

Val McDermid quotes: A society gets the criminals it deserves.

A society gets the criminals it deserves.