Yes, there's another "All I Ever Needed to Know." Just when you thought those things
had stopped cropping up. Just when you thought you would never have to see another
one in your life. You can run, but you can't hide, from. . .
All I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned from A Tale of Two
Cities
(my apologies to the Dickens estate)
Rambling is lucrative.
Foreshadowing, foreshadowing, foreshadowing. You can never foreshadow too much.
Be wary of compulsive knitters.
Never, ever, trust nobility.
Learn a secondary trade. This will prevent you from completely losing your mind
when catastrophe strikes.
Childhood trauma does indeed cause lasting scars.
Grave-robbers make good informants.
A spy can double-cross some of the people some of the time, but he can't
double-cross all of the people all of the time.
Knitting a scarf is a good way to keep track of your hit list.
Listen carefully to echoes; they are always prophetic.
The English judicial system is a shambles.
Mobs are dangerous. Never anger a mob.
Killing innocent people is never a bad idea.
Eighteenth century revolutionaries say "thee" and "thou."
Eighteenth century Englishmen don't.
If you want to clear a room, try putting a rose in your hat.
Going overseas will make your past go away.
Going overseas will not make your past go away.
The word "citizeness" is one of the stupidest words ever coined.
Stone houses burn.
When in doubt, knock 'em out, and all will go your way.
It is possible to write a several-page letter in ink made of soot and blood.