“ I have little use for religion as it is practiced, or for astrology, or for belief in witchcraft or omens of good or ill-luck. I think they all stem from some insufficiency in men’s minds, perhaps fro… Winston Graham
“ And what of this young woman beside him, whom he had loved devotedly for four years and still did love? She had given him more than Elizabeth ever could: months of unflawed relationship, unquestioning… Winston Graham
“ But was any future, anyone's future, unfraught by hazards of some sort? The only security was death. So long as one wanted to go on living on had to accept the risks. Well, she accepted them... Winston Graham
“ He wondered if the real world was that one in which men fought for policies and principles and died or lived gloriously - or more often miserably - for the sake of an abstract word like patriotism or… Winston Graham
“ Do you believe we are masters of ourselves, or merely dance like puppets on strings having the illusion of independence? Winston Graham
“ All men were born in the same way: no privilege existed that was not of man's own contriving. Winston Graham
“ In the depths of horror and despair, one comes to a new steadiness. There is no farther to fall. Winston Graham
“ If every one of you was to clean before his own front door, all would be clean of cow flops. Winston Graham
“ ...Here, beast, you shall be the chairman, and mind you call us to order." He leaned forward and dropped the cat on the empty seat. Winston Graham
“ I could say how well he dances, but that isn't true, for he dances like that big friendly bear I saw last Christmas. Winston Graham
“ Monthly, out of common courtesy, he went to inquire after the invalid Charles, who refused either to die or get better. Winston Graham
“ Demelza was beginning to feel like a lion tamer who has been putting his pets through their paces and finds them getting out of hand. Winston Graham
