“It's been my experience that only children never learn when to keep their fucking traps shut. An older brother would have beat that out of you.”
― The Cold Cold Ground
― The Cold Cold Ground
“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
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“You painted it pink?' Price asked with a grin.
'That’s lavender, you colour-blind eejit,' I said.
McCallister saw that Price clearly hadn’t got the message yet. 'Hey lads, you know why Price nearly failed the police entrance exam? He thought a polygon was a dead parrot.'
The lads chuckled dutifully and somebody punched Price on the shoulder.”
― The Cold Cold Ground
'That’s lavender, you colour-blind eejit,' I said.
McCallister saw that Price clearly hadn’t got the message yet. 'Hey lads, you know why Price nearly failed the police entrance exam? He thought a polygon was a dead parrot.'
The lads chuckled dutifully and somebody punched Price on the shoulder.”
― The Cold Cold Ground
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