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Again, I always go to sea as a sailor, because they make a point of paying me for my trouble, whereas they never pay passengers a single penny that I ever heard of.
“How is a sincere criminal, trying hard, going to get ahead in his profession if his victim fails to cooperate?”
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
“The curt maneuver forced hearty laughter from all of the fathers in the ballroom, who were delighted by the illusion of danger and the impotence of Nature.”
― The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
― The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
“You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a return. She never let people forget what she had done for them - and, that way she missed love.”
― The Mysterious Affair at Styles
― The Mysterious Affair at Styles
“It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.”
― Friday
― Friday
“Hit it! You have to hit it harder than that. Electrons are timid little things but notional; you have to let them know who’s boss.”
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
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