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She called me a rat.”
“Oh yes, I gathered you two were very close!

— Lindsey Davis Shadows in Bronze (1990)

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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)

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

A Body in the Bath House (2001)

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)

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