Quotes by Robert van Gulik

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You have now learned the valuable lesson, Dee, that law and custom are only there for the common people; they don’t apply to exalted persons like me.
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I belong to that small group of chosen people, who because of their superior knowledge and talents are far above ordinary human rules and limitations. We have advanced beyond such conventional notions as ‘good’ and ‘bad’.
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Con người chỉ là vật mọnCông lý mới là trên hết.
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You have now learned the valuable lesson, Dee, that law and custom are only there for the common people; they don't apply to exalted persons like me.
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I belong to that small group of chosen people, who because of their superior knowledge and talents are far above ordinary human rules and limitations. We have advanced beyond such conventional notions as ‘good' and ‘bad'.
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Justice outweighs human life.