"None but the most blindly credulous will imagine the characters and events in this story to be anything but fictitious. It is true that the ancient and noble city of Oxford is, of all the towns of England, the likeliest progenitor of unlikely events and persons. But there are limits."

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Source : Edmund Crispin (2014). “The Moving Toyshop”, p.6, A&C Black

Edmund Crispin

#Character Quotes #Cities Quotes #Oxford Quotes

“To be honest, I thought it was similar to animal husbandry." Sally's tone turned dry. "Sometimes, my lady I'm afraid it isn't that different." Pippa paused, considering the ords. "Is that so?" "Men are uncomplicated, generally," Sally said, all too sage. "They're beasts when they want to be." "Brute ones!" "Ah, so you understand." Pippa tilted her head to one side. "I've read about them." Sally nodded. "Erotic texts?" "The book of Common Prayer....”
“I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.”
“I've been in plenty of situations where I thought the film would turn out one way or my performance would be looked at one way and it was an entirely different situation.”
“I can see myself as a very old man in a terrific wheelchair. Only, I won't be photographing the tree outside my window, the way Steichen did. I'll be photographing other old people.”
“Caffeine restricts blood flow to the brain.”

Source : Daniel G. Amen, M.D. (2010). “Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted”, p.99, Harmony
“Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family.”
“I didn't have to go all the way to India for spiritual enlightenment. The blue-collar spirituality of everyday life was right in front of me, it was in every nook and cranny if I wanted to seek it, but I had chosen to ignore it.”
“Sometimes our motivations can be quite hazy, contradictory and multi-faceted, in real life.”

Source : "Adam Rayner Talks Tyrant, Joining the Show, Playing an Arab Character, Shocking Moments, Shooting the Pilot in Morocco, and His Character’s Motives". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 24, 2014.

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