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  1. Naomi Novik _ Black Powder War

    {Temeraire:} "Can one hire a translator to say things properly?""Yes; they are called lawyers," Tharkay said, and laughed softly to himself.
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  2. Terry Pratchett

    Mister Rob Anybody and sundry others?" said one of the figures in a dreadful voice."There's naebody here o' that name!" shouted Rob Anybody. "We dinna know anythin'!""We have here a list of criminal and civil charges totaling nineteen thousand, seven hundred and sixty-three separate offenses-""We wasna there!" yelled Rob Anybody desperately. "Isn't that right, lads?""-including more than two thousand cases of Making an Affray, Causing a Public Nuisance, Being Found Drunk, Being Found Very Drunk, Using Offensive Language {taking into account ninety-seven cases of Using Language That Was Probably Offensive If Anyone Else Could Understand It}, Committing a Breach of the Peace, Malicious Lingering-""It's mistaken identity!" shouted Rob Anybody. "It's no' oour fault! We wuz only standing there an' someone else did it and ran awa'!
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  3. Jonathan Swift _ Gulliver's Travels

    In answer to which, I assured his honor that in all points out of their {lawyers'} own trade, they were usually the most ignorant and stupid generation among us, the most despicable in common conversation, avowed enemies to all knowledge and learning; and equally disposed to pervert the general reason of mankind, in every other subject of discourse as in that of their own profession.
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  4. Charles Dickens _ The Old Curiosity Shop

    It is a pleasant world we live in, sir, a very pleasant world. There are bad people in it, Mr. Richard, but if there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
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  5. John Grisham _ The Firm

    Any lawyer worth his salt knew the first offer had to be rejected.
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  6. Hilary Mantel _ Bring Up the Bodies

    The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away.
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  7. Diana Gabaldon _ Voyager

    Has he come armed, then?" she asked anxiously. "Has he brought a pistol or a sword?"Ian shook his head, his dark hair lifting wildly in the wind."Oh, no, Mam!" he said. "It's worse. He's brought a lawyer!
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  8. Jodi Picoult _ Handle with Care

    Lawyers were notorious for finding cases in the most unlikely places, especially ones with huge potential damagers awards.
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  9. Rick Riordan _ The Mark of Athena

    {Hazel} hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.''Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his own daily happy thought. 'Piper made them promise to stay off the ship and not possess any of us. But if they followed us, and used other bodies to attack us, then they're not technically breaking their vow...''Great,' Leo muttered. 'Eidolons who are also lawyers. Now I really want to kill them.
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  10. Alexander McCall Smith _ The Department of Sensitive

    All suspects should be given the chance to telephone their lawyers or their mothers, and it would not be surprising if they chose to call their mothers. After all, your mother is fall more likely to believe in your innocence than your lawyer.
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