RANSOM, n. The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer. The most unprofitable of investments. - Ambrose Bierce
Alimony: the ransom the happy pay to the devil. - H. L. Mencken
I’ve always believed writing ads is the second most profitable form of writing. The first is ransom notes… - Phil Dusenberry
By now, she was far from the scorch of these sands. After the ransom deal, she would be safely married in England. To Ashton. And Caine, who had hurt her far more than anything Abdullah had planned for her with that long, curved dagger, deserved no better than this torment of knowing it. - V.S. Carnes
The Son of God, Jesus Christ, ransom His life to save us all. - Lailah Gifty Akita
I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught… - Thomas Aquinas