"I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the scarred Byronic hero."

-- Hugh Laurie

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“The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security.”
“We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.”
“Even when we speak of selflessness, the mind goes to "me." We think, "I'm selfless," but everything is selfless.”
“Your novels show only the tiniest fraction of detective work, the brilliant crime, the tantalizing clues, the dramatic chase, the final battle atop a lofty peak with ocean waves crashing down below, and thenâ€¦ justice served! If they wrote about the real world, four-fifths of the story would consist of the hero sitting in a library for months and following false leads.”

Source : Stefan Petrucha (2012). “Ripper”, Penguin
“Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.”
“Being rich and famous isn't all happiness and at times the pressures have got to me.”
“A measure of victory has been won, and honors have been bestowed in token thereof. But honours fade or are forgotten, and monuments crumble into dust. It is the battle itself that matters - and the battle must go on.”
“The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”

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