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“...You haven't I suppose ever mixed with politicians at close quarters. They're awful...their stupidity is inhuman.”

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“He's got a chloroform-soaked rag in one hand, and before Judy realizes what's happening, the dude is all over her like fat on cheese.”

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“The encapsulated bird your conspirators sent you to fetch. The sterilized male chicken with the Creator DNA sequences. The plot capon. Where is it?”

Humour Ironic Self Reference

Book:Saturn's Children

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“Dad instantly set out his stall:he wanted a big dog, a 'man dog',a dog that if it was human would enjoy a pint and stare at the barmaid's arse”

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“I promise you that the same stuff galaxies are made of, you are. The same energy that swings planets around stars makes electrons dance in your heart. It is in you, outside you, you are it. It is beautiful. Trust in this. And you your life will be grand.”

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Book:Live Your Truth

Source: Live Your Truth

“With him big Phil from Notting Hill an old "face" from the sixties a pin up gangster with a "mars bar" weal scraping his left cheek and of course two "wag" slags in tow trussed up like French Poodles with "Bratz babe" stares and Gucci Handbags”

Comedy Crime Humour Satire Post Modern

Book:Slide, a Modern Satire on the Excess of Greed

Source: Slide, a Modern Satire on the Excess of Greed

“Why save the rainforest, the whales, or the world when you can devote your time to saving syllables?”

Book:It Started with a Dare: A Young Adult Novel About High School Lies, Popularity, and a Façade Spiraling Out of Control

Source: It Started with a Dare: A Young Adult Novel About High School Lies, Popularity, and a Façade Spiraling Out of Control

“Putain mais quelle fichue imagination je peux avoir ...”

Book:Stand on Zanzibar

Source: Stand on Zanzibar

“Denis could think of no logical reason why he should not attempt to mate with Beth Cooper. There were no laws explicitly against it. They were of the same species, and had complementary sex organs, most likely, based on extensive mental modeling Denis had done.”

Book:I Love You, Beth Cooper

Source: I Love You, Beth Cooper

“[Kirk] paced back toward his command chair, all eyes on him. "He must have a weakness." "Certainly," Chekov said. "Is he not basically humanoid? He could be poisoned, phasered, stabbed-" Kirk sneered. "Without killing him, Ensign." With a shrug, Chekov turned quietly back to his console, pulling his hands from his lap and placing them on the controls.”

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Book:Troublesome Minds

Source: Troublesome Minds

““Clever battle strategy often resembles madness. Knowing the difference … ah, well, the victors have the privilege of defining that, do they not?” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham upon news of Napoleon’s escape from Elba.”

Book:The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

Source: The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne