"A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her."

-- Barbara Mertz

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“Peace is not achievable as a direct object of purposeful behaviour.”
“After deep exercise of soul I was brought by grace to feel I could entirely.”

Source : John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume One: Ecclesiastical”, p.31, Irving Risch
“You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get to do this for a living and have people come up and want to see me.”
“It can be argued that man's instinct to gamble is the only reason he is still not a monkey up in the trees.”
“It (the dash ) is a comfortable punctuation mark since even the most rigorous critic can seldom claim that any particular example of it is a misuse. Its overuse is its greatest danger, and the writer who can't resist dashes may be suspected of uncoordinated thinking.”
“The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.”

Source : William Bligh (2009). “The Voyage of the Bounty”, p.2, BoD – Books on Demand
“I believe in evolution and I think when it comes to business and the roots of business and the fundamentals of business, I don't think that ever changes. I think the idea of change is an illusion, but in nature it's necessary to change and perhaps business is a part of nature. I'm not totally sure.”
“Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.”

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