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“It is cold at six-forty in the morning on a March day in Paris, and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad.”
― The Day of the Jackal
― The Day of the Jackal
“The stupidity of gossips is that they become frightened when they see your face, and a little word from your mouth makes them vibrate like an electrocuted criminal.”
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“It’s a compassionate reaction that all testicles have for fellow testicles being whacked, kicked or ripped to shreds by footballs, martial arts students or dead palm frond stubs, respectively.”
― Ketchup on the Badge: More Real Life Adventures of a Volunteer Police Officer
― Ketchup on the Badge: More Real Life Adventures of a Volunteer Police Officer
“Why were you anxious to be divorced from your husband?” the DA demanded.
“I had no love for him,” Alice replied.”
― Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo
“I had no love for him,” Alice replied.”
― Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo
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