“ It seemed to me that, no matter what endeavor I was involved in, I was to be something of a sham. Peter David
“ I guess it really had been brave . . . because it was so bugger-all stupid, and if there was one thing I'd come to realize, ti was that bravery and bugger-all stupidity went hand in hand. Peter David
“ Unfortunately, the world does not always act in a manner consistent with one's plans for it. Peter David
“ In retrospect, I would have to recommend against epiphanies. They are difficult on an emotional level, and they also sometimes move you to foolish and inopportune acts, which was what happened in my c… Peter David
“ Some time later, I sat in the wine cellar, staring at the walls while cradling a wineskin in my lap like a child, murmuring over and over as if lulling the child to sleep, 'I am shat upon. I am shat u… Peter David
“ Only in this world of topsy-turvy attitudes could outright stupidity, such as I had displayed, be something that got me high marks. I had an amused glimmering of a notion at that point: If I ever turn… Peter David
“ There are some for whom the good of mankind is their primary concern, and others who basically put their own considerations before everyone else. I was among the latter. Peter David
“ Apropos, you're going to have to learn to sooner or later that you can't just let other people decide what the world around you should and shouldn't be. Peter David
“ All people are, at heart, egocentric. We exist at the center of our own little universes. We believe that we are living out our lives as best we can, and that we have our own sphere of influence which… Peter David
