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The pawn dealer was always impressed by Pierrot’s perspicuity when it came to selecting the paintings. He always plucked incredible works of art, the most valuable pieces in the collection.
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“It’s simply that Uncle knows one has to make regular sacrifices to the gods of happiness by wasting time”
― Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna
― Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna
“Roger’s view is that the country is full of evilly-intentioned persons, but that there is no necessity to drag them out of their holes. They had much better be left to rot in obscurity, and will be swamped by the common sense of the community as a whole.’ As the operation continued, so did the debate within MI5 about its future.”
― Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
― Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
“what I’m pointing out to you, M. Poirot, is that you can’t just dismiss the criminal with a doctrine of original sin, or wilful disregard of the laws of the land. You’ve got to have an understanding of the root of the trouble if you’re ever to effect a cure of the young delinquent.”
― Hickory Dickory Dock
― Hickory Dickory Dock
“the piquant fact about Lydgate was his good birth”
― Middlemarch (Unabridged): Enriched edition. Victorian Provincial Lives, Marriage, Idealism, and Social Change in 19th-Century England
― Middlemarch (Unabridged): Enriched edition. Victorian Provincial Lives, Marriage, Idealism, and Social Change in 19th-Century England
“In 1942, Liddell confided a worry to his diary: ‘There is no doubt that the Russians are far better in the matter of espionage than any other country in the world.’ He continued, ‘I am perfectly certain that they are well bedded down here and that we should be making more active investigations. They will be a great source of trouble to us when the war is over.”
― Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
― Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
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