Quotes From "10 Lb Penalty" By Dick Francis

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People always kill Caesar. Don't trust anyone. Dick Francis
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But what do you say if you're asked a direct question and you can't tell the truth and you can't tell a lie?' 'You say “how very interesting” and change the subject. Dick Francis
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But people as a rule believe only what they want to believe, and if you tell them anything else they'll call you a trouble-maker and get rid of you and never give you your job back, even if what you said is proved spot on right by time. Dick Francis
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Silly, ' he said with mock serenity, 'isn't a word you should ever apply to people. They may be totally stupid, in fact, but if you call them silly you've lost their vote. Dick Francis
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If ever you get invited into someone's home, ' my father said (as he had been invited five or six times that morning), 'you go into the sitting-room and you say, “Oh, what an attractive room! " even if you think it's hideous. Dick Francis
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It's people with obsessions who do the real harm in the world. Dick Francis