Dueling Pistols Quotes

#1. Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse; and with the means at hand, not hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish.

Raymond Chandler

#2. There had been counts in his life before. Counts before dueling pistols were fired. Counts before footraces and horse races. Counts in his head to postpone his release while some beautiful woman lay beneath him.

Julie Anne Long

#3. Those of us who do not live forever do not like change perhaps as much as those of you who do.

Cassandra Clare

#4. When I was 14, I saw 'Waiting for Godot.' It's one of those plays that if it's done badly is absolutely dire and can put you off acting for life. But I was laughing all the way through it.

Kit Harington

#5. Explanation is a well-dressed error.

Julio Cortazar

#6. The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.

Richard Marcinko

#7. I just wish insignificance had more stature.

Andy Rooney

#8. To be a part of something like 'Tron,' good God! It doesn't matter how big or small your role is, you're like, 'Yeah, I was in 'Tron.'

Serinda Swan

#9. The traditional rules for having children are long gone. Some days I feel like the harder choice is to not have a kid.

Henriette Mantel

#10. If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

Samuel Johnson

#11. Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing

Lord Acton

#12. Being on the road, I think, is the most organised part of my life. You know where you have to be every day; you know what your job is every day. I crave that tiny bit of stability, which anyone else would think is the most unstable way of living, ever.

Alison Mosshart

#13. Darling, I have a tip," Arlene said. "Never, ever wait for a man.

Judy Blundell