If The Real World Were A Book,

The Government Was To Raise The Duty On Cheese To 83 Percent, An Unpopular Move That Would Doubtless Have The More Militant Citizens Picketing Cheese Shops.

Goodness Is Weakness, Pleasantness Is Poisonous, Serenity Is Mediocrity And Kindness Is For Losers. The Best Reason For Committing Loathsome And Detestable Acts – And Let’s Face It, I Am Considered Something Of An Expert In This Field – Is Purely For Their Own Sake. Monetary Gain Is All Very Well, But It Dilutes The Taste Of Wickedness To A Lower Level That Is Obtainable By Almost Anyone With An Overdeveloped Sense Of Avarice. True And Baseless Evil Is As Rare As The Purest Good.

Literature Is Claimed To Be A Mirror Of The World,” I Said, “but The Outlanders Are Fooling Themselves. The Bookworld Is As Orderly As People In The Realworld *hope* Their Own World To Be—it Isn’t A Mirror, It’s An Aspiration.

Dci Horner's Advice To Jack Spratt: "remember, M'boy," His Old Boss Had Said, Eyes Twinkling, "that If Anyone Tries To Get The Better Of You, Stand Up Straight And Say To Yourself In An Imperious Air, 'i Am The New Mrs. De Winter Now!' You'll Find It Works Wonders.

Without A Yardstick Sometimes The High Points Can Be Taken For Granted.