“Mma Ramotswe did not like lying, but sometimes it was necessary, particularly when faced with people who were promoted beyond their talents.”
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
“Women are the ones who knows what's going on,' she said quietly . 'They are the ones with eyes. Have you not heard of Agatha Christie?”
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
“Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.”
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
“Lightning always strikes in the same place twice," said Mma Ramotswe. "Whatever people say to the contrary.”
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
“The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, because if you left it to them to work out for themselves, they would never bother. They would just find out what was best for them, and then they would call that the right thing. That's how most people thought.”
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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