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Hispanics have a long tradition of defiance against authority. Come to that, the Irish and Italians and Jews also have a long tradition of defiance against authority. Thinking it over, everybody has a long tradition of defiance against authority. (Except the Germans, of course.)

— Donald E. Westlake Dancing Aztecs (1976)

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In order to hold your faith intact be sure it's kept unsullied by fact.

Don't Ask (1993)

Eyes wide and blank as the buttons on a first Communion coat.

Ask the Parrot (2006)

I believe my subject is bewilderment. But I could be wrong.

If Chester had a failing, it was that he believed people were what they thought they were.

The Hunter (1962)

Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I'd decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.

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