Subject: Safety First
Quote: “I have never thought much of the motto ‘Safety First.’ In my opinion half the people who spend their lives avoiding being run over by buses had much better be run over and put safely out of the way. They’re no good.”
Character: Superintendent Battle
Chapter/Story: 10—Bundle Visits Scotland Yard
Book Title/Copyright: The Seven Dials Mystery, 1929Subject: Taking Risks
Quote: “Old Pongo’s a cautious player—he takes no risks. Now, with me it’s neck or nothing. And a fine motto through life, don’t you agree, Lady Eileen?”
“Hasn’t it ever landed you in trouble,” asked Bundle, laughing.
“To be sure it has. Millions of times. But I’m still going strong. It’ll take the hangman’s noose to defeat Terrence O’Rourke.”
Character: Terrence O’Rourke and Bundle Brent
Chapter/Story: 28—Suspicions
Book Title/Copyright: The Seven Dials Mystery, 1929 Subject: Complacency
Quote: “You’d all been pretty smug and complacent about the old boy’s cash. Looked upon it as practically in your pockets already.”
Lynn said, “You must remember that we’d been taught to think so for years. Taught not to save, not to think of the future—encouraged to go ahead with all sorts of schemes and projects….”
“Only one thing, in fact, that you hadn’t learned?” said David pleasantly…. “That nothing’s safe.”
Character: David Hunter and Lynn Marchmont
Chapter/Story: Book One—4
Book Title/Copyright: There is a Tide, 1948
