Jerome Berin, ranting about the murder, Chapter 15
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True, it is bad to stab a man in the back, but when one is in a hurry the niceties must sometimes be overlooked.
— Jerome on Nero Wolfe
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Source: Wikiquote: "Nero Wolfe" (Novels, Too Many Cooks: Too Many Cooks was serialized in The American Magazine (MarchโAugust 1938) before its publication in book form in 1938 by Farrar & Rinehart.)
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About Jerome
Saint Jerome (c. 347 โ 30 September 420), full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is canonized in all Christianity and recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church.
About Jerome
Saint Jerome (c. 347 โ 30 September 420), full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is canonized in all Christianity and recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church.
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