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"The worst spies ever chapter at least breaks some of the tension of the book?" — Jan 26, 2020 01:02PM
"The worst spies ever chapter at least breaks some of the tension of the book?" — Jan 26, 2020 01:02PM
“A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak, but they associate it with a lack of testicles. Which is weird, because testicles are the most sensitive things in the world. If you suddenly just grew a pair, you’d be a lot more vulnerable. If you want to be tough, you should lose a pair. If you want to be real tough, you should grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
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“At present," he said, "I am responsible for conveying my associates to a place called Chicago. I understand it is somewhere in the hinterland.”
― The Devil in the White City
― The Devil in the White City
“At one point during the Holmes investigation Chicago's chief of police told a Tribune reporter he'd just as soon have a squad of reporters under his command as detectives.”
― The Devil in the White City
― The Devil in the White City
“A man's sorrow runs uphill; true it is difficult for him to bear, but it is also difficult for him to keep.”
― Nightwood
― Nightwood
“That's why I believe in a Constitution which separates church from state. I've seen what happens when they get in cahoots.”
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
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