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1 " Maybe I should let my faithful manservant answer the rest of your questions, since he seems to have all the answers." " I'm saving her time," Bodie replied. " She brings you a redhead, you'll give her grief. Look for women with class, Annabelle. That's most important. The sophisticated types who went to boarding schools and speak French. She has to be the real thing because he can spot a phony a mile away. And he likes them athletic." " Of course he does," she said dryly. " Athletic, domestic, gorgeous, brilliant, socially connected, and pathologically submissive. It'll be a snap." " You forgot hot." Heath smiled. " And defeatist thinking is for losers. If you want to be a success in this world, Annabelle, you need a positive attitude. Whatever the client wants, you get it for him. First rule of a successful business." " Uh-huh. What about career women?" " I don't see how that would work." " The kind of potential mate you're describing isn't going to be sitting around waiting for her prince to show up. She's heading a major corporation. In between those Victoria's Secret modeling gigs." He lifted an eyebrow. " Attitude, Annabelle. Attitude. "
2 " He glanced at James before continuing. “If you're going to survive this, the first rule you need to learn is never count on anyone but yourself. Never. People make mistakes, and the zombies are fast. They don't need to sleep or eat anything but us. Don't leave your protection in the hands of someone else. "
― , Phase One: Identify (Territory of the Dead, #1)
3 " Restoration is a skilled profession. You might even call it an art in its own right, except that it is frowned on to be original. First rule of restoration: follow the intention of the artist. Never try to improve on him. "
― J.M. Coetzee , Slow Man
