...la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!
...the devil's best trick is to persuade you that he doesn't exist! - Baudelaire 1864, Le Joueur généreux ; Translation by Cat Nilan 1999
The Devil's greatest accomplishment was convincing the world he didn't exist.
- Jim Carroll
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. (Verbal Kint explains the story of Keyser Söze to the cop)
- Christopher McQuarrie 1995, The Usual Suspects |