“What business is it of mine if they should want to kill each other? I’d say they both show excellent judgement.”

— Genevieve Cogman

Source: The Lost Plot (2017), Chapter 24 (p. 284)
Context: “Sounds about right to me,” Evariste said harshly. “Not my circus, not my monkeys. If they want to tear each other to bits, they can get on with it, and good luck to them.”

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