"All books are doors; and some of them are wardrobes."

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Source : "Imagined worlds" by Susanna Clarke, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2009.

Susanna Clarke

#Book Quotes #Doors Quotes #Wardrobe Quotes

“One by one I have seen obstacles removed, errors corrected, prejudices softened, proscriptions relinquished, and my people advancing in all the elements that go to make up the sum of the general welfare. And I remember that God reigns in eternity, and that whatever delays, whatever disappointments and discouragements may come, truth, justice, liberty and humanity will ultimately prevail.”
“You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.”
“I'm not to be confused with Natasha Henstridge in 'Species,' where I just emerge out of the weird alien womb looking amazing. I really rely heavily on my black outfits and my gold chains to give me sort of a thing.”
“There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.”

Source : "FBI director on threat of ISIS, cybercrime". "60 Minutes" with Scott Pelley, www.cbsnews.com. October 05, 2014.
“I am available to all women - all women who can afford me, that is.”

Source : Interview with James Mottram, www.independent.co.uk. June 5, 2010.
“Cersei Lannister: I shall wear this as a badge of honor. Robert Barathon: Wear it in silence or I'll honor you again.”
“Without water, our planet would be one of the billions of lifeless rocks floating endlessly in the vastness of the inky-black void.”
“Targeting investment returns leads investors to focus on potential upside rather on downside risk ... rather than targeting a desired rate of return, even an eminently reasonable one, investors should target risk.”

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