We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirecti…

Scott Lynch
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We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more. ✨ Scott Lynch (2008). The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One, p.25, Hachette UK
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We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more. ✨ Scott Lynch (2008). The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One, p.25, Hachette UK

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