Author of quotes: Alan Bradley. Page 1

Looking at the library, you always can not understand who this man is, but what he wants to be.

- I found another body, but you probably know?
- Of course. The news spread like wildfire. Can't say I'm surprised. To each his own, if you know what I mean.

In life sometimes you have to make a choice, after which nothing can change; after which the world will never be the same.
Here it is, the moment when you can leave, but if you do, you'll never know what could happen. St. Paul, on the Damascus road could get sunstroke, for example, and the world would be a different place. Admiral Lord Nelson during the battle of Trafalgar could decide that the enemy are superior in number, and to escape under full sail.

We got off the ship in Quebec. The canadian customs officer in a black suit and cap asked the purpose of my visit.
- A penal colony, - I said.

And is the snake that is sleeping under a rock,
B - poacher bearded and angry
Is a thief...
Hell, I'm not going to cry! Definitely not!
Instead of vipers and thieves distracted me, repeating poisons:
A - ammonia: breathe - choked,
B - Barbital: swallowed - not awake...

The solution, typical for de Lucow: certainly a logical and insane at the same time, like the March hare.

Maybe I'll find the antidote to grief. But now I can only silently regret it.

Writing a lie, it is very important to think of the right amount of detail: too much or too little - and you will lead to clean water.

When it is necessary to stimulate a stuck conversation, prolonged silence has the same disruptive effect as a plunger for a clogged drain.

I found out that one of the hallmarks of a truly great mind is the ability to feign stupidity if necessary.

- What do we do, Dogger?
This question seemed reasonable to me. After all he's been through, Dogger versed in hopeless situations.
- Wait for tomorrow, he said.
But what if tomorrow is worse than today?
- Then we'll wait until the day after tomorrow.
- And so on? - I specified.
- And so on.