"Good' did not triumph. 'Evil' did not triumph. The two resolved, destroyed each other and created new 'evils', new 'goods' which slew each other in their turn."

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Source : Eric Ambler (2008). “Epitaph for a Spy”, p.110, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Eric Ambler

#Two Quotes #Evil Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”
“It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.”
“The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves, and what to be afraid of. It's about a girl learning that the world of sensuality and the unknown is not to be feared, that it's worth getting your teeth into.”
“The need for this clinic is clear to me, to the veterans who are currently forced to travel hours to receive care, and even to the Veterans Administration that itself identified creation of a clinic in this part of our state as a priority to be completed by 2006.”
“The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast, but never sinks.”
“Every stylish girl knows that when the sun goes down, the heel goes up.”

Source : Nina Garcia (2009). “The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own”, p.16, Harper Collins
“She was happy, and perfectly in line with the tradition of those women they used to call "ruined," "fallen," feckless, ***** in heat, ravished dolls, sweet sluts, instant princesses, hot numbers, great lays, succulent morsels, everybody's darlings . . .”
“I came to believe in a power much higher than I”

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