#vices

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all. ↗

— Merle Shain

#clothes #gowns #hide #robes #small

Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war on terrorism we also must attack proliferation and those nations that proliferate with chemical, biological and nuclear type devices, because that can cause the most catastrophic results. ↗

— Hugh Shelton

#attack #because #biological #catastrophic #cause

A veritable incubator of short cuts, schemes and devices to overcome the truth. ↗

— David A. Stockman

#devices #incubator #overcome #schemes #short

On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and to - I mean, writing is a lonely business. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#been #business #devices #hand #i

Sophie," he said, and when she gave him a stern look, he took a hasty swig of the posset. “Miss Collins. I have not yet had a chance to properly apologize to you, so let me take it now. Please forgive me for the trick I played on you with the scones. I did not mean to show you disrespect. I hope you do not imagine I think any less of you for your position in the household, for you are one of the finest and bravest ladies I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#cassandra-clare #clockwork-princess #gideon-lightwood #infernal-devices #love

After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#along #america #devices #drifting #fate

Many people still regard many users of public services as undeserving. ↗

— Elaine MacDonald

#people #public #public services #regard #services

We are demonstrating for services for all the people and not just services for money. It's very important that this message goes to the European Parliament today. ↗

— John Monks

#european #goes #important #just #message

Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That's material that I really like. ↗

— Rick Moody

#i #like #material #nonfiction #really

Oh, for God's sake," I said. "Just give me the stupid thing." I took the panic button and stuck it into my Super Sexy Miracle Bra. "GPS," Ranger said to Morelli. "Probably I can find her breast without it," Morelli said. "But it's good to know there's a navigational system on board if I need it. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#navigational-devices #sexy #humor