"What if two people want to be your partner, then what?"
3
"I saw myself driving through Eternity in a timeless taxi."
4
"Hello, my name is Jaako and I am an addict. I am addicted to reading."
4
"[On writing Jeeves and Wooster stories]:You tell yourself that you can take Jeeves stories or leave them alone, that one more can't possibly hurt you, because you know you can pull up whenever you feel like it, but it is merely wish-full thinking. The craving has gripped you and there is no resisting it. You have passed the point of no return."
3
"You know you are a human when a beautiful image appearing on television/computer/smartphone/tab screen appears more alive than a living being. Basically, we are stupid."
3
"Lhyn watched her with a smile. “You do realize that’s your fourth cup and it’s not even midmeal. Shouldn’t you be starting a bit lower than full addict level?” “I am a full addict; what’s the use in pretending? Besides, it’s only three and a half cups."
4
"Not much more than a broke disgrace who's hooked on tonics, so excuse him if his poker face has puke on it."
3
"Who shall I shoot? You choose. Now, listen very carefully: where's your coffee? You've got coffee, haven't you? C'mon, everyone's got coffee! Spill the beans!"
3
"Ignorance is bliss, except when it hurts"
4
"There is no romance without finance."
4
"A company could use bricks to measure their growth rate. How many bricks have angry investors thrown at you lately? If the answer is none, then your growth rate is probably pretty good… for the moment."
4
"Instead of stocks investors should invest in blankets, that way they’ll at least have something to keep them warm after they’ve lost all their money when the company goes under."
3
"If you owe ten pounds to the Bank of England, you get thrown in jail, but if you owe a million pounds, they invite you to sit on the Board"
4
"In the Code of Canon Law, it states clearly: 'A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession.' I haven’t attended confession in well over a decade, and that’s less because of dogmatic conflict than it is because of moral cowardice. Deeper than that, maybe I don’t want to be forgiven. I want to be punished. Which may be just about the most selfish, egotistical thought I’ve ever had. I’m sick with self-love. Or self-loathing. After all, they’re both essentially the same thing."
4
"Certain brands of guilt can be inculcated in a secular way but other brands of guilt can only be obtained with reference to the metaphysical."
3
"With all her finesse for cleaning, Snag sometimes felt that her biggest contribution to mankind was making a mess of things."
3
"Just because you act a little guilty doesn't mean you're innocent."
3
"A generous donor (who had no doubt lived a life that imperiled his mortal soul) had granted [the Sisters] more than one hundred waterfront acres."
3
"When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back."
4
"Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does."
4
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