Ch. 2
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She wasn't much over five feet and a hundred pounds, and she looked a little scrawny around the neck and ankles. But that was all right. It was perfectly all right. The good Lord had known just where to put that flesh where it would really do some good.
— Jim Thompson (writer)
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She wasn't much over five feet and a hundred pounds, and she looked a little scrawny around the neck and ankles. But that was all right. It was perfectly all right. The good Lord had known just where to put that flesh where it would really do some good." in the context of "Ch. 2" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jim Thompson (writer)" (Quotes, The Killer Inside Me (1952))
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About Jim Thompson (writer)
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.
About Jim Thompson (writer)
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.
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