Never trust a new passport, in my view. Always go with the old ‘uns – like Third World taxi drivers, there’s a reason they have survived.
If you shaved your beard with a straight razor, you’d say the razor worked. That doesn’t mean it won’t cut your throat.
When you’ve slain the dragon, always check its breath.
We have to stay vigilant, no matter how good things seem out there.
There’s enough bad things in life that’ll come looking for you. You don’t need to go looking for them.
Perhaps a return to the shadows is for the best. After all, a small taste of the light can lead to that most dangerous of emotions. Hope. And once hope is lost, a lady may become reckless.
Never go into shark-infested waters without chum.
Don’t do anything you can’t undo.
