“How do you tell if something's alive? You check for breathing.”
Markus Zusak book The Book Thief
Source: The Book Thief
“Everybody who tells you how to act has whiskey on their breath.”
— John Updike, book Rabbit, Run
Source: Rabbit, Run
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Book 5, Ch. 20, 4 (Loeb).
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