The Bible says he who makes two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before has benefited mankind. And that hits Yours Truly.

—Charlie Siringo, A Cowboy Detective

“I hope you’re satisfied with the way your work got done.”

“It got done.”

—Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse

They started gobbling everything in sight like a lot of swine, and while they gobbled democracy went to smash.

—Jack London, The Valley of the Moon