“Best way to predict your future is to create it.”
― First Things First
― First Things First
“years ago one of the translators working on the original Dead Sea scrolls, Professor Schonfeld, discovered a recurring cipher in some texts. A hidden language, if you like. He called it the Atbash Cipher. Ever heard of it?” Savage nodded. “Sure. I thought it was found in scrolls written in Hebrew.” “It seems it may occur in Aramaic texts too.”
― The Second Messiah
― The Second Messiah
“When I left her office, I felt like she'd gut-punched me, brushed me off, slapped me back and forth, gave me a cool compress to put on my cheeks, cold-cocked me with a stiff uppercut to the jaw, picked me up, brushed me off again, then kicked me in the seat of my pants as she handed me a piece of cake and showed me the door.
Being a reporter isn't as easy as it looks.”
― The Madman of Piney Woods
Being a reporter isn't as easy as it looks.”
― The Madman of Piney Woods
“You never get real adventures without a bit of risk somewhere.”
― Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
― Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“October is one of the loveliest months in Sicily. It’s when summer opens its fist again, letting a little breeze into the house and allowing you to breathe again; when the light becomes as mellow as my Aunt Caterina’s limoncello and you take a sweater along in the evenings, just to be on the safe side;”
― Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna
― Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna
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