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Not everybody knows this—or cares probably—but the first law of forensic science is Locard’s Exchange Principle, and it says “Every contact between a perpetrator and a crime scene leaves a trace.”

— Terry Hayes I Am Pilgrim (2013)

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The effectiveness of any operation is in inverse proportion to the number of people used.

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I’ve always been pretty much on the outside of any side you can find.

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