“ Dalia picked up her negligee. She didn't need my help, it wasn't very heavy. ”
Believe me, I know a lot about harm's way. It turns sharp left off the road to Shitsville when you're least expecting it.
~ Philip Kerr
Being a Berlin cop in 1942 was a little like putting down mousetraps in a cage full of tigers.
He was as obsequious as a Japanese ivy plant. Wringing his hands as if he hoped to squeeze the milk of human kindness from his fingernails, ...
Scotland is the only case in the world where the poor part of a territory wants to separate from the rich part. If independence came, one option is to keep the pound as its currency, so that all economic decisions will continue to be taken by the Bank of England.
