

“I sort of miss everybody I told about.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye

“Why, he’s Hercule Poirot! You know who I mean—the private detective. They say he’s done the most wonderful things—just like detectives do in books.”
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“You live with your choices and learn. You don't cheat the system.”
― Dark Matter
― Dark Matter

“Don't you think there's a time and place for everything? Don't you think if someone starts out to tell you about his father's farm, he should stick to his guns, then get around to telling you about his uncle's brace? Or, if his uncle's brace is such a provocative subject, shouldn't he have selected it in the first place as his subject - not the farm?”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye

“cheatin' a colored man is ten times worse than cheatin' a white man”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird

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