"Itâ€™s hard to come up with a scheme to thwart some other scheme you donâ€™t even know about."

-- Holly Black

#Come Up Quotes #Schemes Quotes

“Her strength was in the integrity of her actions; she never compromised what she believed she ought to do.”

Source : Charles Finch (2007). “A Beautiful Blue Death”, p.103, Macmillan
“I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have said that the modern man, and especially the modern American, however much 'know-how' he may have, has very little 'know-what'”
“When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.”
“Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”
“Self-interest is an ineffable feeling which shall follow us into God's very presence since they say there is a hierarchy even among the Holy Saints.”
“The devil doesn't care how big your church is - he cares how influential it is.”
“Justice itself tends to be corrupted by political passion.”

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