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1 " Criminals have the same aspirations as everyone else. That's why they become criminals. "
― Michael Dibdin , Ratking (Aurelio Zen, #1)
2 " Imagine living in a country where the cops are all people who're cut out for the job. "
3 " a masterly performance. Fulsome and vapid, laden with insincere warmth and hidden barbs, his introductory speech had nevertheless left no legitimate grounds for complaint. "
4 " In pained tones, Ottavio outlined his opinion that people were not eating enough these days. All they ever thought about was their figures, a selfish, shortsighted view contributing directly to the impoverishment of restaurateurs and the downfall of civilization as we know it. What the Goths, the Huns, and the Turks had failed to do was now being achieved by a conspiracy of dietitians who were bringing the country to its knees with all this talk of cholesterols, calories, and the evils of salt. "
