"Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a certain utensil - well - well, nevermind."

-- Agatha Christie

#Sympathy Quotes #Judging Quotes #Drunk Quotes

“The cheat ambition, eager to espouse dominion, courts it with a lying show, and shines in borrowed pomp to serve a turn.”
“Be the Mick Jagger of the mailroom, the Warren Buffet of bookkeeping and the Bono of stapler selling.”
“Optimism is a psychological disorder exhibited by those out of touch with reality”
“Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.”
“No one can ever see the ball hit the bat because it's physically impossible to focus your eyes that way. However, when I hit the ball especially hard, I could smell the leather start to burn as it struck the wooden bat.”
“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.”
“Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles.”
“What smells good in the store may stink in the stewpot.”

Source : Jim Thompson (2014). “Murder at the Bijou”, p.43, BookBaby

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