"When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand."

-- Raymond Chandler

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“I could not lose unless I was caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”
“I believe in the forest, and in the meadow, and in the night in which the corn grows.”
“When I realize that she is gone, perhaps gone forever, a great void opens up and I feel that I am falling, falling, falling into deep, black space. And this is worse than tears, deeper than regret or pain or sorrow, it is the abyss into which Satan was plunged. There is no climbing back, no ray of light, no sound of human voice or human touch of hand.”
“I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.”

Source : Michka Assayas (2006). “Bono”, p.108, Penguin
“After 25 years in business, Mitt Romney understands how jobs come and go, and what we need to do to get our economy back on track.”

Source : "US politics live blog: Obama meets Iraqi PM; GOP rivals trade blows" by Richards Adams, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.
“Work is making a living out of being bored.”
“If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey.”
“Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has learnt.”

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