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The Folding Knife QUOTES

The Folding Knife QUOTES

1 " That’s the thing,” she said. “You add on getting rid of starvation and poverty like it’s a fringe benefit. Like the slice of lemon you get with a plate of whitebait.” He laughed. “That’s why I succeed,” he said, “where the men with beautiful souls always fail. If you walk through the market asking the stallholders to give you a slice of lemon for free, they’d laugh in your face. Pay for the whitebait and you get a good meal of whitebait for your money, plus the free lemon. "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife

2 " War is an admission of failure "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife

3 " in an ideal world, you’d be able to pick beef puddings from a beef pudding tree. "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife

4 " His mother collected medicines, rather in the way a boy collects coins or seals or arrowheads; one or two genuine pieces, along with a whole load of junk. "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife

5 " he couldn’t even write his name. When he was Emperor, he had to sign documents with a stencil. "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife

6 " War's just violence, and violence is an admission of failure. "

― K.J. Parker , The Folding Knife