"13. 99 percent is a very large percentage.……" — Daniel Handler
"13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree."
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495 Quotes by Daniel Handler
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