#strike

It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system. ↗

— Charles Sanders Peirce

#belief #facts #finding #harmony #inquiring

Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth. ↗

— Walter Raleigh

#happily #heels #his #history #may

We must not only strike the iron while it is hot, we must strike it until it is hot. ↗

— Tom Sharpe

#iron #must #only #strike #until

Kate Daniels, trained negotiator. When in possession of some valuable information, give it away to the first sexy man you see with no guarantee of return. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#magic-strikes #raphael #sexy

Go play your games with Jim. I'll find you both when I need you." Arrogant asshole. "I tell you what, if you find us before those three days run out, I'll cook you a damn dinner and serve it to you naked." "Is that a promise?" "Yes. Go fuck yourself. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#flirting #humor #kate-daniels #magic-strikes #humor

I've never seen such a collection of idiots in my whole life.' Doolittle shook his head. 'If you participate in this lunacy, y'all will get yourselves killed. Then don't come crying to me.' Now that would be a neat trick. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#ilona-andrews #kate-daniels #magic-strikes #life

Cute. I think I would prefer to be stabbed in the eye rather than be called cute. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#magic-strikes #cute

The only way I can describe the extent of my anxiety is to say that I felt as if I were pregnant with a rock. ↗

— Katharine Graham

#simile #strikes #washington-post #anxiety

I lied. I need your help." "Who are we killing?" "Do you have a pen? ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#kate #magic-strikes #ilona-andrews

He groaned and I saw his face. "Curran!" I would've preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait... ↗