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“That’s not worth worrying about. If pressed I’ll use the never-fail universal apology.”
“What’s the n-never-fail universal apology?”
“‘I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.’”

— Scott Lynch The Republic of Thieves (2013)

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I have always found the presumptions of others to be the best possible disguise—haven’t you?

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