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“I was wise enough never to grow up, while fooling people into believing I had.”
― Margaret Mead

“I made an appointment to see him and then ordered another beer. While I was drinking it I did some doodling on a piece of paper, the algebraic kind that you hope will help you think more clearly. When I finished doing that, I was more confused than ever. Algebra was never my strong subject.”
― Philip Kerr, March Violets

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished.”
― Nelson De Mille

“A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.”
― Nelson DeMille, Plum Island

“I continued, “The painting shows this fish with a big eye and a halo, floating in air, and underneath the fish are all these Native Americans having sex.” “What? What does that have to do with Custer’s Last Stand?” “Well, the painting is titled, Holy Mackerel, Look at All Those Fucking Indians.”
― Nelson DeMille, Wild Fire