Martha Grimes
Martha Grimes
Martha Grimesis an American writer of detective fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 May 1931
CountryUnited States of America
dog thinking mind
Elf made his way fuzzily back to the drawer, trying to think nasty thoughts about his tormentor (Mungo the dog) but he couldn't, as he was too little and his mind was formless and without messages.( Elf the tiny kitten Mungo tormented )
memories romance england
The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.
expectations people want
Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.
memories frogs throat
I cleared my throat - it isn't frogs you get in your throat; it's memories.
talking nervous habit
Talking's just a nervous habit.
historical-novels london spheres
Intricately plotted, beautifully paced, The Music of the Spheres is an elegant historical novel rich in detail, at times Dickensian in its description of London. Elizabeth Redfern has made an exciting debut.
mistake writing thinking
You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.
writing antisocial
Writing is an antisocial act.
two might week
writers just kept on staring at nothing until they wrote something. Might be two minutes or two weeks.
children answers want
Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.
silence way okay
Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are.
inspirational motivational strength
We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.
hate understanding trying
Before you hate something you should try to understand it.
The England I write about doesn't strike me as the real one.