Dodger
… Dodger hadn’t had a day’s proper schooling. Instead, his life had mostly been spent learning things, which is surprisingly rather different … (Do)
... it was amazing how much you could glean from a look, or a snort, or even a fart if it was dropped into the conversation at just the right place. (Do)
'Anyone can rise if they have enough yeast.' (Do)
… Jacob gave the kind of explosive snort that only an offended Jewish tradesman could make, even more expressive than a Frenchman on a very bad day. (Do)
‘It’s a bit tight in the crotch,’ said Dodger.
‘Then don’t think naughty thoughts until it stretches,’ said Jacob. (Do)
... she had more teeth than brains, and she didn't have many teeth. (Do)
‘I was innocent once. But it didn’t do me any good. Then I found out what I was doing wrong.’ (Do)
It was quite easy for Dodger to read her mind; after all, there was such a lot of space there. (Do)
... you cannot switch cunning off when you want to ... (Do)
… if you wanted to be a successful urchin you needed to study how to urch. (Do)
‘I can promise you that there will not be any hanky-panky, because I do not know what a panky is and I’ve never had a hanky. Only a wipe.’ (Do)
‘… being forward is better by far than being backwards.’ (Do)
He knew about other languages, but as a decent Londoner he vaguely disapproved of them, knowing full well that anyone who wasn’t English was obviously an enemy sooner or later. (Do)
‘… onto the world that is people paint the world that they would like.’ (Do)
… there were two ways of looking at the world, but only one when you were starving. (Do)
… everybody has to work, everybody needs to eat, everybody has to live. (Do)
Not one muscle had moved anywhere on the body of Dodger, if you didn’t count the sphincter. (Do)
People thought that a ragged face was a sign of a professional boxer, but it wasn’t – it was a sign of an amateur boxer. Good boxers liked to be pretty; it put the contenders off their guard. (Do)
‘What I really like about the English is that they don’t have theories. No Englishman would ever have said, “I think, therefore I am.” Although possibly he might have said, “I Think therefore I am, I think.”’ (Do)
'... if you go around telling people they are downtrodden, you tend to make two separate enemies: the people who are doing the downtreading and have no intention of stopping, and the people who are downtrodden...' (Do)
'.... I shouldn't think too much more about politics, it can only make you ill.' (Do)
'Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.' (Do)
....if the truth wasn't what you wanted it to be, you turned it into a different version of the truth. (Do)
… money doesn’t do much when it’s standing still. It’s when it’s moving around that it really works. (Do)
‘… kindness lasts a lot longer than love, because my mother always said that kindness was love in disguise.’ (Do)
He smiled the smile of a policeman, which was only slightly better than the smile of a tiger …. (Do)
‘… when the kings and queens and knights and rooks find it difficult to move, the pawn may win the game.’ (Do)
'... the world is rather bad and extremely difficult and all you can do is the best you can.' (Do)
There ought to be signs, and if there was a sign there should be a sign on it to show that it was a sign so that you definitely knew it was a sign. (Do)
‘… while you are a scallywag, you are the right kind of scallywag …’ (Do)
... no expression is an expression in itself. (Do)
'I always think one should lie to policemen; it is so very good for the soul and, indeed, good for the policemen.' (Do)
... it was amazing how much you could glean from a look, or a snort, or even a fart if it was dropped into the conversation at just the right place. (Do)
'Anyone can rise if they have enough yeast.' (Do)
… Jacob gave the kind of explosive snort that only an offended Jewish tradesman could make, even more expressive than a Frenchman on a very bad day. (Do)
‘It’s a bit tight in the crotch,’ said Dodger.
‘Then don’t think naughty thoughts until it stretches,’ said Jacob. (Do)
... she had more teeth than brains, and she didn't have many teeth. (Do)
‘I was innocent once. But it didn’t do me any good. Then I found out what I was doing wrong.’ (Do)
It was quite easy for Dodger to read her mind; after all, there was such a lot of space there. (Do)
... you cannot switch cunning off when you want to ... (Do)
… if you wanted to be a successful urchin you needed to study how to urch. (Do)
‘I can promise you that there will not be any hanky-panky, because I do not know what a panky is and I’ve never had a hanky. Only a wipe.’ (Do)
‘… being forward is better by far than being backwards.’ (Do)
He knew about other languages, but as a decent Londoner he vaguely disapproved of them, knowing full well that anyone who wasn’t English was obviously an enemy sooner or later. (Do)
‘… onto the world that is people paint the world that they would like.’ (Do)
… there were two ways of looking at the world, but only one when you were starving. (Do)
… everybody has to work, everybody needs to eat, everybody has to live. (Do)
Not one muscle had moved anywhere on the body of Dodger, if you didn’t count the sphincter. (Do)
People thought that a ragged face was a sign of a professional boxer, but it wasn’t – it was a sign of an amateur boxer. Good boxers liked to be pretty; it put the contenders off their guard. (Do)
‘What I really like about the English is that they don’t have theories. No Englishman would ever have said, “I think, therefore I am.” Although possibly he might have said, “I Think therefore I am, I think.”’ (Do)
'... if you go around telling people they are downtrodden, you tend to make two separate enemies: the people who are doing the downtreading and have no intention of stopping, and the people who are downtrodden...' (Do)
'.... I shouldn't think too much more about politics, it can only make you ill.' (Do)
'Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.' (Do)
....if the truth wasn't what you wanted it to be, you turned it into a different version of the truth. (Do)
… money doesn’t do much when it’s standing still. It’s when it’s moving around that it really works. (Do)
‘… kindness lasts a lot longer than love, because my mother always said that kindness was love in disguise.’ (Do)
He smiled the smile of a policeman, which was only slightly better than the smile of a tiger …. (Do)
‘… when the kings and queens and knights and rooks find it difficult to move, the pawn may win the game.’ (Do)
'... the world is rather bad and extremely difficult and all you can do is the best you can.' (Do)
There ought to be signs, and if there was a sign there should be a sign on it to show that it was a sign so that you definitely knew it was a sign. (Do)
‘… while you are a scallywag, you are the right kind of scallywag …’ (Do)
... no expression is an expression in itself. (Do)
'I always think one should lie to policemen; it is so very good for the soul and, indeed, good for the policemen.' (Do)