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Raise the Titanic!
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Clive Cussler29,980 ratings, 3.99 average rating, 1,107 reviews
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“Americans have an annoying habit of accomplishing what they set out to do.”
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“A man accepts the thankless burden of responsibility. We women do not. To us, life is a game we play one day at a time.”
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“We’ve been through all this a thousand times. I won’t subject myself to the indignities of pregnancy. I won’t swish crap-laden diapers around in a toilet bowl ten times a day. Let someone else populate the earth. I’m not about to split off my soul, like some damned amoeba.”
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“a simple thank you would have done nicely. Instead, your mouth flows with a diarrheal discharge of rudeness and sarcasm.”
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“could have cared less”
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“When one loves one’s work, time and inconvenience have little meaning.”
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“I hate hospitals. The nurses all have icy hands and the color on the goddamned TV is always changing.”
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“Gene Seagram was a tall lanky man, with a quiet voice and a courteous manner, and, except for a large, flattened nose, he could almost have passed as an unbearded Abe Lincoln.”
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“No offense," Sandecker said equably. "I have a sinking feeling, if you'll pardon the pun, that my lack of faith is going to cost me a case of Robert Mondavi Chardonnay 1984."
"1981," Silverstein said, grinning.
"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a schmuck with good taste."
"Think how common the world would be without us.”
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"1981," Silverstein said, grinning.
"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a schmuck with good taste."
"Think how common the world would be without us.”
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“It's like asking a gang of kids to lift a Patton tank out of Lake Erie with a few ropes and a raft.”
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“Ashley Fleming's face froze in a mask of indignation as the President went into a coughing spasm. Seagram nodded weakly, grabbed Dana's arm, and quickly hustled her away into the mainstream of the crowd.
"Did you have to do that?" he growled.
"I couldn't resist it. That woman is nothing but a glorified hooker." Then Dana's eyes looked up at him in bewilderment. "He propositioned me," she said, unbelieving. "The President of the United States propositioned me."
"Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy were rumored to be swingers. This one is no different. He's only human."
"A lecher for a President. It's disgusting."
"Are you going to take him up on it?" Seagram grinned.
"Don't be ridiculous!" she snapped back.”
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"Did you have to do that?" he growled.
"I couldn't resist it. That woman is nothing but a glorified hooker." Then Dana's eyes looked up at him in bewilderment. "He propositioned me," she said, unbelieving. "The President of the United States propositioned me."
"Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy were rumored to be swingers. This one is no different. He's only human."
"A lecher for a President. It's disgusting."
"Are you going to take him up on it?" Seagram grinned.
"Don't be ridiculous!" she snapped back.”
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“It seems apparent, Mrs. Seagram," Ashley said sweetly, "one of us will be searching for a new dress designer first thing in the morning."
"Oh, I couldn't switch," Dana replied innocently. "I've been going to Jacques Pinneigh since I was a little girl."
Ashley Fleming's penciled brows raised questioningly. "Jacques Pinneigh? I've never heard of him."
"He's more widely known as JCPenney," Dana smiled sweetly. "His downtown store is having a clearance sale next month. Wouldn't it be fun if we shopped together? That way we wouldn't wind up as lookalikes.”
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"Oh, I couldn't switch," Dana replied innocently. "I've been going to Jacques Pinneigh since I was a little girl."
Ashley Fleming's penciled brows raised questioningly. "Jacques Pinneigh? I've never heard of him."
"He's more widely known as JCPenney," Dana smiled sweetly. "His downtown store is having a clearance sale next month. Wouldn't it be fun if we shopped together? That way we wouldn't wind up as lookalikes.”
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