“We are dead men. Dead men should be quiet in their graves, but they never are.”
Lews Therin Telamon
Winter's Heart (9 November 2000)
“Now listen, we need to be quiet as mice. No, quieter than that. As quiet as… as…”
“Dead mice?” Reynie suggested.
“Perfect,” said Kate with an approving nod. “As quiet as dead mice.”
Source: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
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