"Clouds of Witness" Quotes
A lord is accused of murder, and it's up to Lord Peter Wimsey to solve the case and clear his brother's name.
mystery | 288 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The only way to get a man to like you is to make him think you don't care whether he likes you or not.
The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.
The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.
The proper way of resisting tyranny is to oppose it openly, and be ready to suffer the consequences.
One can't tell, you know, whether people are gay or sad just by looking at them.
Aren't you rather inclined to be a pessimist, Mr. Parker? It's a silly habit, you know.
The worst of a modern stylish girl is that she never knows her own mind.
There is nothing so dangerous as a headstrong girl who knows her own mind.
The fact is that it is impossible to get a man to understand something if his livelihood depends on not understanding it.
It is a pity that prejudices are not always accompanied by convictions, which might make them respectable.
