“Revenge is like sex, Mister Dresden. It's best when it comes on slow, quiet, until it all seems inexorable.”
Source: Grave Peril
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Jim Butcher383
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Marie Windsor (1919–2000) American actress
Interview with The Perfect Vision http://www.moderntimes.com/windsor/ (1992)
“Women are best when they are quiet.”
Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist
First Healing, and Then Service, Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit series, Volume 31, Sermon number 1,836 (April 19th, 1885)
“Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.”
Variant: Revenge is a dish which taste best when served cold.
Source: The Godfather
William Temple (1881–1944) Archbishop of Canterbury
Miscellanea (4th ed. pub. 1705), Part II, "Of Poetry".
“When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.”
Terry Pratchett book Night Watch
Source: Night Watch
“Revenge is a dish best served unexpectedly and from a distance - like a thrown trifle.”
Frances Hardinge (1973) British children's writer
Source: Twilight Robbery
“There are four basic human needs: food, sleep, sex and revenge.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Existencilism (2002)