"He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it."

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Source : Iain Pears (1999). “AN Instance of the Fingerpost”, p.112, Penguin

Iain Pears

#Profit Quotes #Villainy Quotes

“At long last, you may no longer distinguish what binds you from what is you.”
“I find drawing a useful outlet for ideas for which there is not time enough to realize as sculpture... And I sometimes draw just for its own enjoyment.”
“What all the ads and whorescopes seemed to imply was that if only you took proper care of your smells, your hair, your boobs, your eyelashes, your armpits, your crotch, your stars, your scars, your choice of Scotch in bars - you would meet a beautiful powerful, potent, and rich man who would satisfy every longing, fill every hole, make your heart skip a beat (or stand still), make you misty, and fly you to the moon (preferably on gossamer wings), where you would live totally satisfied forever.”
“Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.”
“Light weight ... Yeah buddy!”
“Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.”
“We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.”
“The Lord Jesus Christ would have the whole world to know, that though He pardons sin, He will not protect it.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 86, 1895.

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