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I don’t like Romans as people; they are greedy, cruel, and too forthright in their wickedness to be interesting to a student of human nature.
“On the whole it’s not wise to remind the devil that he’s the devil, especially when we were getting on so well.”
― The Lady from Zagreb
― The Lady from Zagreb
“Compared with the person who had decorated and furnished the place, the Archduke Ferdinand had been blessed with the taste of a troupe of Turkish circus dwarves.”
― Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem
― Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem
“There are times, I don’t know if they come to everyone, when I feel that the future is beyond my strength: too much horror to deal with and no help to turn to.”
― The Devil's Home On Leave: Factory 2
― The Devil's Home On Leave: Factory 2
“I said to myself – wait for me in hell, I’ll come to you.”
― The Devil's Home On Leave: Factory 2
― The Devil's Home On Leave: Factory 2
“Here, for the greater part, all logic was in abeyance and it was red tape which was victorious, it was red tape which throttled, it was red tape which caused lunacy, it was red tape which made a fuss, it was red tape which chuckled, it was red tape which threatened and never pardoned.”
― The Good Soldier Schweik
― The Good Soldier Schweik
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