Sir Gilbert Elliot

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    “They soon became like brothers from community of wrongs;
    They wrote each other little odes and sang each other songs;
    They told each other anecdotes disparaging their wives;
    On several occasions, too, they saved each other’s lives.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let’s think about what’s the whole battle.”
    —David Mamet, U.S. screenwriter, and Brian DePalma. Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner)