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Mother Night
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He once saved his own life in the Second World War by playing so dead that a German soldier pulled out three of his teeth without suspecting that Mengel was not a corpse.
“The tears of those who cry for others shine more than the diamonds.”
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“von Kwarl had made up his mind to accept the world as it was, and to that philosophical resolution, steadfastly adhered to, he attributed his excellent digestion and his unruffled happiness. ”
― The Complete Saki: 144 Collected Novels and Short Stories
― The Complete Saki: 144 Collected Novels and Short Stories
“People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained. ”
― Three Men in a Boat
― Three Men in a Boat
“Ford had his own code of ethics. It wasn’t much of one, but it was his and he stuck by it, more or less. One rule he made was never to buy his own drinks. He”
― Mostly Harmless
― Mostly Harmless
“Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else in life becomes eerily easy.”
― Mostly Harmless
― Mostly Harmless
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