O zi fără înghețată era o zi pierdută.
Civilization depends on continually making the effort, of never giving in. It needs to be cared for by men of goodwill, protected from the dark.
The dance of capital, the harmony of a balance sheet, and the way these abstractions interact with people, their characters and desires, either as individuals or in a mass. Understand that one is the...
O viață petrecută lucrând sub egida Ministerului Apărării îl învățase o sumedenie de tehnici de supraviețuire într-o lume care făcea ca lupta armată să pară civilizată și plină de stil.
He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his character to achieve it.
Who you are is less important than what you seem.
Lying, he said out loud, hoping no one would hear. I need to lie. Teach me, quickly.I wouldn't if I were you, came the response. For a start, it's a variable concept here. You are in a culture where a...
Just because your choice is predetermined does not mean you do not have a free choice before you take it (516)
«How do we justify calling ourselves civilised, after all? Is it the books we read? The delicacy of our tastes? Our place in continuing a line of belief ando of common values which strech back a thous...
Like the aristocracy, you can tell a reporter’s status by his clothes and manners. The worse they are, the higher up they are,
He had volunteered early, rather than waiting to be conscripted, for he felt a duty and an obligation to serve, and believed that ... being willing to fight for his country and the liberty it represen...
They respect their betters, and fear those below them.
It is a machine which I invented, designed and built. It is a way of gaining access to a variety of realities. As I say, at the moment it leads to a world created from Henry’s imagination.’ ‘Does he k...
I did very much hope that he wasn't frittering away his time on nonsense when he had a fantasy to dream about.
And here was the moment. The end of it all, for civilization was merely another name for friendship, and friendship was coming to an end.
An in experienced traveler would imagine that their land contains the finest buildings, the biggest towns, the richest, best-fed, happiest people in the world.
Young men of my type are prone to be impatient of details, and give their loyalties without regard to evidence.
The rolling sound of a good hymn badly sung is particularly evocative.
Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was a...
I cannot remember a single painting, although I do remember trying hard to be deeply impressed by them at the time.