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“Fundamental to Jimmy’s style was the presumption that the border between legal and illegal was a question of convenience rather than morality. The unforgivable offense was to be boring or colorless...” quote by Peter Quinn — Download Open image

““Fundamental to Jimmy’s style was the presumption that the border between legal and illegal was a question of convenience rather than morality. The unforgivable offense was to be boring or colorless...””

Peter Quinn

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