“Kurt, could you please serve this invoice upon the Prussian Pickle, the Major General von Trotha for the disrupting the legitimate working of F..H. Schmidt Engineering Services?”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick
“Going away isn't going to help as much as you think. The memory stays with you, and the stain. It's not something you slough off once you leave.”
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“They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute - so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill.
Seriously. Stay away from kittens.”
― Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
Seriously. Stay away from kittens.”
― Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
“She peeped through one of the small holes in the outer wall rising up from the walkway. The world on the outside was nothing but countryside now. Dirt roads, like chocolate ribbons, disappeared into woods or green fields in the distance.”
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
“I’m the only honest man in the republic. The government knows it; the people know it; the boodlers know it; the foreign investors know it. I make the government keep its faith. If a man is promised a job he gets it. If outside capital buys a concession it gets the goods. I run a monopoly of square dealing here. There’s no competition. If Colonel Diogenes were to flash his lantern in this precinct he’d have my address inside of two minutes. There isn’t big money in it, but it’s a sure thing, and lets a man sleep of nights.”
― Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry
― Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry
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