

“Those prancing little pants-wetters come here to learn the colorful and gentlemanly art of fencing, with its many sporting limitations and its proscriptions against dishonorable engagements. You on the other hand, you are going to learn how to kill men with a sword.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
― The Lies of Locke Lamora

“There are only three people in life you can never fool--pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother's dead, I've taken her place. Hence, I'm bullshit-proof.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
― The Lies of Locke Lamora

“My name's Jean Tannen, and I'm the ambush.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
― The Lies of Locke Lamora

“I suspect this is all gonna end in screaming and drowning”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
― Red Seas Under Red Skies

“You are beyond mad," said Locke after several moments of silent, furious thought. "Full-on barking madness is a state of rational bliss to which you may not aspire. Men living in gutters and drinking their own piss would shun your company. You are a prancing lunatic.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
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