Famous quotes containing the words bartleby and/or kills:
“Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, I would prefer not to.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Youll have to learn that public life takes a lot of sweat; but it doesnt need to worry you. You wont always be right, but you mustnt suffer from being wrong. Thats what kills people like us.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (18821945)
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