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1 " There was once a line marked out by God, through which were divided Heaven and Hell. And thus was chaos banished from the world. The Devil created lawyers to make amends. They argued the thickness of the line until there was room enough within it for all the sins of men to fit. And all the sins of women too. – The Bullet Catcher’s Handbook "
― Rod Duncan , The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter (Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire, #1)
2 " the wealthy seem remarkably honest, for they are seldom found guilty of any crime. "
3 " There is no more complete and satisfying way for a man to disappear than for him to have never existed. "
4 " When shame and wealth combine, money is always spent. "
5 " What is a chameleon’s colour, when all pretence is stripped away? "
6 " Men fancy that they recognise a woman by dress, figure and face but it is more through movement that gender is revealed. "
7 " CHAPTER 40 It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one. – Edgar Allan Poe "
8 " There was once a line marked out by God, through which were divided Heaven and Hell. And thus was chaos banished from the world. The Devil created lawyers to make amends. They argued the thickness of the line until there was room enough within it for all the sins of men to fit. And all the sins of women too. – The Bullet Catcher’s Handbook "
9 " I un-gritted my teeth to speak. "I need no more proof of tyranny.""Our only desire is the wellbeing of the common man.""I am not a man. "