“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
“EVIL COMES OFTEN to a man with money; tyranny comes surely to him without it.”
― The Walking Drum: A Novel
― The Walking Drum: A Novel
“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
“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
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