““I never even liked cats all that much.”
“Surely you realize,” said Patience, “that cats are no great respecters of human opinion.””
Source: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 3 “Blood and Breath and Water” section 1 (p. 146)
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So they put him in jail. But I want to remind you: that you can lock up a mouse or a man but you can't lock up an idea!
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