“Men are frail creatures, of course; one does not expect them to exhibit the steadfastness of women.”
― Crocodile on the Sandbank
― Crocodile on the Sandbank
“Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?"
"So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober.”
― Gaudy Night
"So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober.”
― Gaudy Night
“Maybe we benefit from the providence of others more often than we know.”
― Gone-Away Lake
― Gone-Away Lake
“In the silence I heard Bastet, who had retreated under the bed, carrying on a mumbling, profane monologue. (If you ask how I knew it was profane, I presume you have never owned a cat.)”
― The Deeds of the Disturber
― The Deeds of the Disturber
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