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She recognised in Mr Honey a man of moods, capable of deep depression; all geniuses, she had read, were men like that.

— Nevil Shute No Highway (1948)

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"You can't go through life sitting on the fence. You've got to make decisions, and sometimes you're pretty sure to make them wrong."

No Highway (1948)

" People believe what they want to believe."

No Highway (1948)

Airline stewardesses are not chosen for their repellent qualities, and Miss Corder was a very charming girl.

No Highway (1948)

They sat by the lake for a couple of hours, talking, finding out about each other.

No Highway (1948)

Environment has its effect on everybody, and for a time it had a numbing effect on him, preventing him from thinking clearly.

No Highway (1948)

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