Quotes from The Silver Pigs

Lindsey Davis ·  329 pages

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“I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps. If they start out with nothing I tend to get depressed because either they have just stripped off for someone else or, in my line of work, they are usually dead.”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs


“In my experience, men who sit in corners are the ones to watch.”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs


“Some men are born lucky. Others are born Marcus Didius Falco.”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs


“I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps.”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs


“It struck me there might be a reason why Helena Justina whipped along at such a cracking pace: she did not want to be stuck in the wilderness with my corpse. I thanked Jove for her ruthless good sense. I did not want my corpse to be stuck with her in any case.”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs



“Aprender una lengua extraña: asimilas nociones de gramática, vocabulario básico y un acento espantoso que apenas sirve para que te entiendan. Te esfuerzas durante años y de repente, sin saber por qué, todo fluye, captas cómo funciona...”
― Lindsey Davis, quote from The Silver Pigs


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About the author

Lindsey Davis
Born place: in Birmingham, The United Kingdom
Born date January 1, 1949
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