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BUYING A GOOD BOOK
If you're considering buying a book, open it at random and read a page. Do this three times. If you haven't stumbled onto a vital part of the story at least once, don't buy the book.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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BUYING A HORSE
If its feet are no good, other virtues will be wasted.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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TRANSLATING GREEK
If you can't identify a word in a Greek sentence, it is a verb with a prefix. To figure it out, go through the lexicon chopping off one letter from the front at a time.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 33 reviews
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SHOOTING AN AUTOMATIC PISTOL
When an automatic pistol malfunctions, try a new brand of ammunition and a new magazine before taking it to a gunsmith.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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DODGING BULLETS
If you hear the shot, it won't kill you.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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