The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even Quotes

“Happiness is usually well-deserved.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge

“It was very sweet revenge, indeed. It was compensation for the garlic that was never to be. It was about garlic, and yearning, and disappointment, and justice. It was about so many things.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge