Quotes – Page 16

My duty is primarily to the state, and not to my superior.

You are surrounded by people during the day, and you feel their eyes and their hopes on you. You can't stand up under it. In the night, you are free.

The Galaxy won't stop rotating because one man dies.

If you are born in a cubicle and grow up in a corridor, and work in a cell, and vacation in a crowded sun-room, then coming up into the open with nothing but sky over you might just give you a nervous breakdown.

There is quite enough that money won't buy

Memories sting when they come suddenly

A fire eater must eat fire even if he has to kindle it himself.

A horse having a wolf as a powerful and dangerous enemy lived in constant fear of his life. Being driven to desperation, it occurred to him to seek a strong ally. Whereupon he approached a man, and offered an alliance, pointing out that the wolf was likewise an enemy of the man. The man accepted the partnership at once and offered to kill the wolf immediately, if his new partner would only co-operate by placing his greater speed at the man’s disposal. The horse was willing, and allowed the man to place bridle and saddle upon him. The man mounted, hunted down the wolf, and killed him. “The horse, joyful and relieved, thanked the man, and said: ‘Now that our enemy is dead, remove your bridle and saddle and restore my freedom.’ “Whereupon the man laughed loudly and replied, ‘Never!’ and applied the spurs with a will.

We are poor men, ignorant of the crimes of our leader

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent

People like what is familiar.

Good men will kill as quickly for what they want as evil men - only the things they want are different.