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Niceness is an overrated quality. Being nice is how a man pays his way into a party if he hasn't the guts to be tough or the class to be brilliant.
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Trevanian (The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1))
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The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection; it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposition from man to man; it is an extension of the tactile senses, a psychological bond, a wire along which currents of communication flow.
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Trevanian (The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1))
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No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life.
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Trevanian (The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1))