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Dissection of a Murder

by Jo Murray

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Jul 17, 2026 11:08AM

“For the next few minutes, there was a thorough rehashing of the courses (That meat was delicious. The sauce was perfect. And ooh that chocolate mousse.) This was a social nicety that seemed more prevalent the higher you climbed the social ladder and the less your hostess cooked.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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“Slurring is the cursive of speech...”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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“That's the problem with living in New York. You've got no New York to run away to.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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“Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: dignity, manners, politeness, respect

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“Tears ran from his eyes and stung his cheeks. Tears for his son. Tears for his wife. Tears for the little girl they had to raise. Tears for who they were and what they all had lost. Each drop felt like it was slicing his face open like a razorblade.”
― S.A. Cosby, Razorblade Tears

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