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Tragedy (play)2 quotes
The nature of bad news infects the teller. — William Shakespeare · 1607Nobody likes the man who brings bad news. — Sophocles · 442 BCGreek tragedy1 quote
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news. — Sophocles · 442 BCHistory (play)1 quote
Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
Hath but a losing office, and his tongue
Sounds ever after as a sullen bell
Remembered tolling a departing friend. — William Shakespeare · 1597Science fiction1 quote
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. — Douglas Adams · 1992