Whipping Boys

Famous quotes containing the words whipping and/or boys:

    “A grifter’s got an irresistible urge to be the guy who’s wise. There’s nothin’ to whipping a fool. Hell, fools are made to be whipped. But to take another pro. Even your partner, who knows you and has his eye on you. That’s a score! No matter what happens.”
    —Donald E. Westlake (b. 1933)

    “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods,
    They kill us for their sport.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)