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The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5) QUOTES

The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5) QUOTES

1 " No woman who builds a career on hard work and talent will ever compliment a much younger one who uses the shallow gift of her looks. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

2 " Emperors may come and go, bringing more or less chaos, but the bureaucrats keep the wheels turning. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

3 " Once you permit individuals to maneuver in secret, unasked, and for their own purposes, there is chaos. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

4 " All bankers assume your money is theirs to play with. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

5 " Even men who use fear as their weapon can themselves be threatened. We all have something we don’t want to lose. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

6 " The host with the most horrible manners. If he invites you, send a sick note. If he insists, take to your bed and die. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

7 " Sometimes information you barely noticed consciously comes back to you of its own accord. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

8 " Spies have no sense of timing. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

9 " Curiosity is a terrible inducement. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

10 " Their work was undercover—yet their existence unconcealed. That is how fear works. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

11 " any henchman who thinks himself the equal of his superior is dangerous. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)

12 " Premature action alerts the opposition. "

― Lindsey Davis , The Third Nero (Flavia Albia Mystery #5)