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“Sam Vimes could parallel process. Most husbands can. They learn to follow their own line of thought while at the same time listening to what their wives say. And the listening is important, because at any time they could be challenged and must be ready to quote the last sentence in full. A vital additional skill is being able to scan the dialogue for telltale phrases, such as “and they can deliver it tomorrow” or “so I’ve invited them for dinner” or “they can do it in blue, really quite cheaply.”
― The Fifth Elephant
― The Fifth Elephant
“People are icebergs, with just a bit you can see and loads you can’t.”
― The Bone Clocks
― The Bone Clocks
“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Suddenly I'm happy there in the fuzziness of sleep, and maybe this is what happiness is - not a dream or a promise - just living for the moment.”
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“It was turning out to be one of those days. The sort you got every day.”
― The Fifth Elephant
― The Fifth Elephant
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