“On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in a checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.”
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“Ain't no shame in bein' a grocer but it's bitch and a half if they think that that's all you're good for.”
― Walkin' the Dog
― Walkin' the Dog
“AMATEUR, n. A public nuisance who mistakes taste for skill, and confounds his ambition with his ability.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Alone, adj. In bad company.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it.”
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