Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us.
He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.
It was the same with the whole Russian machine. Fear was the impulse. For them it was always safer to advance than retreat. Advance against the enemy and the bullet might miss you. Retreat, evade, betray and the bullet would never miss.
A woman should be an illusion
I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It comes partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details. It's very persnickety and old-maidish really, but then when I'm working I generally have to eat my meals alone and it makes them more interesting when one takes trouble.
She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains and she was raped - by me.
Our prisons are full of people who think they're Napoleon. . or God.
If you get into the habit of being quick it is just as easy as being slow.
But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.
It's a good thing to be rich and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.
I know it is never a good idea to not be comfortable.