Li was a very honest and honorable man. But when it came to any man's abiding passion, honesty occasionally went straight out the nearest available window. (Robert Asprin)

Li was a very honest and honorable man. But when it came to any man's abiding passion, honesty occasionally went straight out the nearest available window.

Robert Asprin

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