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1 " Her hair was pulled back so severely, it would have won approval from the Spanish Inquisition as a method of torture. "
― Will Thomas , Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1)
2 " To a bibliophile, there is but one thing better than a box of new books, and that is a box of old ones. "
3 " Does a bibliophile ever have enough room on his shelves? The answer is obvious: get more shelves. "
4 " I'm thinking that, collectively, men are only slightly more observant than mollusks. "
5 " A Bible-quoting group of killers. I don't like it," Barker rumbled, his chin buried in his coat. "Murder and faith make nasty bedfellows. "
6 " A Welshman is always glad to add to his private store of tales. "
7 " Rather large crowd," I whispered to my employer. "I thought he had no family.""The fact that he had no family is why the crowd is so large," Barker explained patiently. "It means that the entire community becomes his family. Also, the Jews have great respect for the teachers of their children. "
8 " It seems strange to find a Baptist such as yourself so well acquainted with Jewish customs," I said."Yes, well, knowledge is a good thing. If the Bible says that the Jews are His chosen people, we ought to take it seriously. "
9 " Prayer?" I asked."Of course. If you're not connected to the source of all knowledge, you're no better than a telephone when one of these lines is down." He gestured with his stick at the wires above our heads. "
10 " So the Jews are still the chosen people?" I asked, somewhat doubtfully."If you are a Christian, you must believe it so, because the Bible never contradicts it. A blood covenant is eternal. God never changes. I know it's more congenial to think we [non Jews] are the chosen people, but one can't build a strong biblical case for it. "
11 " People don't read their Bibles. They hire pastors to preach to them. And some pastors will preach total nonsense if it will tickle the congregations' ears enough to open their purses...And they'll defend the delusions... indoctrinated in them to the death. "
