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1 " Self-knowledge is not sold on the Rialto. And if it were, few people would buy. "
― Dorothy Dunnett , Scales of Gold (The House of Niccolo, #4)
2 " He said, 'I take your for granted as much as it is prudent for any person to do so. I trust you as far as is sensible. I enjoy your company as far as it is allowable. I will banter with you and expect you to banter with me just so far and no further. I have confided in you, by accident, more than was wise but probably not enough to make any difference. I shall not do it again. "
3 " He gave her his hand as she stepped up beside him. He said, ‘I thought it was going to take twenty-five years.’ ‘It probably will,’ Gelis said. ‘But I thought I should like to spend them with you.’ He "
