Criminal law is one of the few professions where the client buys someone else's luck. The luck of most people is strictly non-transferrable. But a good criminal lawyer can sell all his luck to a client, and the more luck he sells the more he has to sell.
William S. BurroughsAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 5, 1914
- Died: August 2, 1997
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