"People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut."

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Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2015). “The Circular Staircase: Mystery & Detective Collections”, p.35, 谷月社

Mary Roberts Rinehart

#Morning Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Habit is a compromise effected between an individual and his environment.”
“Anyone that's trying to do something to improve sound... that's all good.”
“Survival is an art. It requires the dulling of the mind and the senses, and a delicate attunement to waiting, without insisting on precision about just what it is you are waiting for.”
“He stared at his hot chocolate like it held the secret to the universe.”
“My friend goes through the wedding section of the Sunday paper looking at the brides-to-be and picks out a Dog-of-the-Week. I think that's cruel toward women. Myself, I look to see who shows the most cleavage.”
“Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning.”
“I used to work at McDonald's making minimum wage. You know what that means when someone pays you minimum wage? You know what your boos was trying to say? "Hey if I could pay you less, I would, but it's against the law.”

Source : "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock". TV Special, 1999.
“Kids know when they're getting yelled at and mocked, I can assure you.”

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