The old man came in and put a large fried egg sandwich on a cracked plate in front of me. He stood there until I gave him thirty-five cents, and shuffled off.
“Love can corrupt and destroy, distort and betray – this I know from my own bitter experience; but I now also know that, without love, we are nothing.”
― The Glass of Time
― The Glass of Time
“Yes, Mr Latimer, most of us go through life without knowing what we want of it. But Dimitrios, you know, was not like that. Dimitrios knew exactly what he wanted. He wanted money and he wanted power.”
― A Coffin for Dimitrios
― A Coffin for Dimitrios
“Things aren’t always black and white, River. A wise man once said he wouldn’t trust anyone who hadn’t been a radical in his youth, and Communism was the radicalism of choice back then.”
― Slow Horses
― Slow Horses
“I walked back down the room and out. The little blonde at the PBX looked at me expectantly, her small red lips parted, waiting for more fun. I didn't have any more. I went on out.”
― The Lady In The Lake
― The Lady In The Lake
“Oh, I love the mustard-pot!” cried the Wart. “Wherever did you get it?” At this the pot beamed all over its face and began to strut a bit, but Merlyn rapped it on the head with a teaspoon, so that it sat down and shut up at once. “It is not a bad pot,” he said grudgingly. “Only it is inclined to give itself airs.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
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