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Though, given what we hear from most politicians, I envision some class they take where they learn to dodge the truth, smile while they tell you falsehoods, make you miserable, and try to make you feel like you should like it.”
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“It's like one of those affairs in books," said Bailey disgustedly."Someone trying to think up a new way to do a murder. Silly, I call it."
"What do you say, Roper?" said Alleyn.
"To my way of thinking, sir," said Sergeant Roper, "these thrillers are ruining our criminal classes.”
― Overture to Death
"What do you say, Roper?" said Alleyn.
"To my way of thinking, sir," said Sergeant Roper, "these thrillers are ruining our criminal classes.”
― Overture to Death
“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same,” Dad said. “Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself. Do you understand?”
― The Kane Chronicles
― The Kane Chronicles
“Whenever you want to interfere, imagine that Jane is a brother instead of a sister. If Jane were a man, would it be suffocating or unfair or ridiculous if you acted on that desire to interfere? If so, don’t.”
― The Uncountable Cost of Mystery
― The Uncountable Cost of Mystery
“Problems escaped from aren’t problems resolved,”
― Volcanic Airs: An English comedy
― Volcanic Airs: An English comedy
“You see,’ he continued, ‘I just don’t think most modern life forges your mind and heart and soul the way facing storms at sea in a fragile boat, or sailing beyond the limits of the known world once did. Look at the way my ancestors batted off to the Middle East and all across Europe. Terribly dangerous, and exciting and life-enhancing.”
― Brotherly Love: An English comedy
― Brotherly Love: An English comedy
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