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Architectural drawings may look beautiful and be admired by critics but to be good, they have to work in daily use.

— Lindsey Davis A Body in the Bath House (2001)

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The world is full of people slandering their birthplaces, as if they really believe that small-town life is different elsewhere.

Last Act in Palmyra (1994)

Popular men who laugh at your jokes pose a threat which blatant villains can never command.

The Silver Pigs (1989)

The plumber plodded along in silence, like a man who has learned to be polite to lunatics through dealing with civil engineers.

Shadows in Bronze (1990)

Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return.

The Course of Honor (1997)

Words are real if other people think they understand their meaning.

Saturnalia (2007)

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