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"If the author says "Scythian Triad" one more time, I may do something drastic." — Sep 19, 2026 08:16AM
"If the author says "Scythian Triad" one more time, I may do something drastic." — Sep 19, 2026 08:16AM
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“Holmes remained pensively quiet, as had become his habit - one he'd formed shortly after I poisoned him, kicked fire in his face, and shot him twice through the chest.”
― The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles
― The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles
“If I follow your reasoning correctly, Watson, it seems that you are forming the opinion that someone has trained an anti-Napoleon murder monkey! Of course we are investigating!”
― Warlock Holmes - The Sign of the Nine
― Warlock Holmes - The Sign of the Nine
“The two fundamental pillars of Victorian medicine, Holmes, are "By God! Get the man a brandy!" and "By God! Get this man some air!”
― The Finality Problem
― The Finality Problem
“It was very dramatic, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Also correct in every aspect except for all the facts, like something out of a historical adventure serial.”
― Exit Strategy
― Exit Strategy
“The second is that making a plan for when to quit should be done long before you are facing the quitting decision. It recognizes, as Daniel Kahneman has pointed out, that the worst time to make a decision is when you’re “in it.”
― Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
― Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Redsteve’s 2025 Year in Books
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