Ellis Peters Quotes

But there are some born to do penance by nature. Maybe they lift the load for some of us who take it quite comfortably that we're humankind, and not angels.

Ellis Peters

There's an art in every labour.

Ellis Peters

Don't reach for the halo too soon. You have plenty of time to enjoy yourself, even a little maliciously sometimes, before you settle down to being a saint.

Ellis Peters

One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is as well to think long and calmly before affixing either name to any man.

Ellis Peters

Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.

Ellis Peters