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Jeffrey Ford

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[Wikipedia] Jeffrey Ford is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humor, literary allusion, and a fascination with tales told within tales. He is a gra

Quotes by Jeffrey Ford

“To our benefit, death isn't affected by an economic failure, and it never takes a holiday. In addition, a bereaved rich man…

Death

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“Illegal' takes on a whole new meaning when you're loaded like Barnes. The rich have a separate rule book. To them if…

Books

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“As we followed him down a hall to a back bedroom, he told us that he owned the house. “Unfortunately, it’s not…

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“I thought of a line from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, “As idle as a painted ship / Upon a painted ocean.”

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

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“He was a good con man, but not a great con man. He wasn't ruthless enough. He had all the tricks, all…

Con Man

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“It’s every man for himself,” he said, and went back to reading. After my mother had died and he’d been laid off…

Every man

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“May God be everywhere you are about to look and absent where you already have.”

God

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“Romance," said Antony. "A con so crazy that by the time the bullet's in the chamber, you don't know if you've taken…

Romance

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“As Schell had taught me, "a con starts when there is something you want and you are blocked from attaining it by…

Art

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“I hold no preconceived prejudice against anyone," he'd said, "because to do so is utter folly for someone in my line of…

Racism

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“Simplicity and subtlety make for the best con. A distraction should lead the mark's attention upward, either toward the sky or to…

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“Hanging out with you is like an extra job.”

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“No one gives a shit if you write a book or not.”

Book

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