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I think it’s reasonable to say that vampire hunters either have an extremely short life expectancy, or constitute one of the most deadly threats you are ever likely to encounter. They are invariably howling-at-the-moon stark raving bonkers, and not in a good way.
Charles "Charlie" Stross (b. 1964) British writer
The Rhesus Chart (2014)
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Added on 6-Jun-17 | Last updated 6-Jun-17
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Topics: assassin, danger, fanatic, insanity, killer, madness, maniac, vampire
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We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and everywhere can sleep safely in their beds at night.
John le Carré (1931-2020) English novelist, intelligence officer [pseud. of David Moore Cornwell]
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, ch. 2 (1963)
Added on 20-Mar-17 | Last updated 20-Mar-17
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Topics: assassin, espionage, intelligence, spy
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Sister Mattie could be rather fatalistic at times; it was why she was such a good poisoning instructor. Death, felt Sister Mattie, must come to everyone in the end. Sometimes it simply required a little help.
Gail Carriger (b. 1976) American archaeologist, author [pen name of Tofa Borregaard]
Curtsies & Conspiracies (2013)
Added on 17-Nov-16 | Last updated 17-Nov-16
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Topics: assassin, death, fatalism, murderer, poison
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