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“You don't take offence?"
"Frequently," Nicholas said. "I seldom show it.”
― Dorothy Dunnett, The Spring of the Ram

“When an Indian overcharges a Britisher, it is fraud. When a Britisher overcharges an Indian, it is capitalism.”
― Abir Mukherjee, The Shadows of Men

“Anyone who says they enjoy my writing is clearly either lying or has terrible taste.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks

“Clinging to a painful past will only poison the present,” he said softly. “But the future is still there to be made.” Ash smiled. These were the most comforting words he had ever heard from Tobu.”
― Jamie Littler, Voyage of the Frostheart