Quote by Samuel Butler
The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not wor

The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is Gods message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

To himself everyone is an immortal. He may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler

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Immortality
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Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such. – Samuel Butler

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Writing
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Crime
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Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us. – Georges Bataille

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Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all about it. – Anon.

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Crime

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event. – Daniel J. Boorstin

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Locks keep out only the honest. – Yiddish Proverb

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Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? Its very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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