Have you ever been to London?" I asked. "No," said Ash. "I've never even been in town before. Our dad doesn't hold with that sort of thing." "Don't w… - Ben Aaronovitch

“Your father,” I said. “What does he really want?”
“What any father wants,” said Oxley. “The respect of his children.”
I nearly said that not all fathers were worthy of respect, but I managed to keep my gob shut and anyway not everyone had a dad like mine.

I didn’t dare ask because we have an unspoken agreement—I don’t question what she does on my computer when I’m out and, in return, she doesn’t murder me in my sleep.

“Do you have another plan?” I asked.
“No,” said Leslie. “I just want you to be careful. Just because you think you know what you’re doing doesn’t mean you actually know what you’re doing.”
“I’m glad we clarified that,” I said.