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> [It's one thing to be helpless as one tries to lace a corset or to mount an elephant, quite another to be helpless as a bandit pushes a black steel knife against the flesh of your throat while his brother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/it-s-one-thing-to-be-helpless-as-one-tries-to-lace-a-corset-or-to/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

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## More by John Speed

> [“At my age a man discovers regret, Senhor Mouse. I pursued blood instead of beauty. My memories are all of killing. I've forgotten the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/at-my-age-a-man-discovers-regret-senhor-mouse-i-pursued-blood-instead/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“To worship means to feel distance. But God is not distant. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/to-worship-means-to-feel-distance-but-god-is-not-distant/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [It's one thing to be helpless as one tries to lace a corset or to mount an elephant, quite another to be helpless as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/it-s-one-thing-to-be-helpless-as-one-tries-to-lace-a-corset-or-to/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [Jews ate the English nation to its bones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/jews-ate-the-english-nation-to-its-bones/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“Here in this old palace, untouched by the winds of change, here maybe some magic happens, for a little while. But the day must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/here-in-this-old-palace-untouched-by-the-winds-of-change-here-maybe/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“This is desire, daughter, the endless piercing that informs the universe throughout eternity,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/this-is-desire-daughter-the-endless-piercing-that-informs-the/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“We sleep in many tents,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/we-sleep-in-many-tents/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“The road is not certain, and the end of the journey cannot be seen. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/the-road-is-not-certain-and-the-end-of-the-journey-cannot-be-seen/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“I think we were very foolish, you and I. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/i-think-we-were-very-foolish-you-and-i/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“You are closer to me than my breath,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/you-are-closer-to-me-than-my-breath/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“When you dance, sister, you feel in your heart the blessing of the Goddess, her peace, her kindness. But when you are with him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/when-you-dance-sister-you-feel-in-your-heart-the-blessing-of-the/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“Life is a caravan, and on this journey we sleep in many tents. Tomorrow I shall sleep in a different tent. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/life-is-a-caravan-and-on-this-journey-we-sleep-in-many-tents-tomorrow/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“I smell like brett riley”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/i-smell-like-brett-riley/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“Finally Lucinda grew used to her silence, and began not only to accept it, but treasure it. She too grew quiet. For the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/finally-lucinda-grew-used-to-her-silence-and-began-not-only-to-accept/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

> [“Leave me now as one leaves a corpse...with regret, and memories, but without a second look. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-speed/leave-me-now-as-one-leaves-a-corpse-with-regret-and-memories-but/)

[John Speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-speed/)

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