"Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult not to become lost in superstitious awe. Their very absurdity seems to prohibit the use of the words 'chance' and 'coincidence.' For the sceptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman Law, it is administered with sub-human inefficiency."

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Source : Eric Ambler (1992). “A Coffin for Dimitrios/Judgement on Deltchev/Passage of Arms: Three Complete Novels in One Volume”, Galahad Books

Eric Ambler

#Law Quotes #Facts Quotes #Sides Quotes

“I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.”

Source : "Beating Them at Their Own Game: How the Irish Conquered English Soccer". Book by Patrick West, 2006.
“After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter.”

Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.
“As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.”

Source : Song: God's Gonna Cut You Down, Album: American V: A Hundred Highways, 2006
“I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.”
“All great poetry is dipped in the dyes of the heart ...”
“One of my goals is to create more art to put out there in the world.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.”
“No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve”

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