The phenomenon of war is its hermaphroditism: the principles of victory and of defeat inhabit the same body and the necessary opponent, enemy, is merely the bed they self-exhaust each other on.

War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war.

What but a pestilential vapour can hover over society when its chief director is only instructed in the invention of crimes, or the stupid routine of childish ceremonies?

Why don't I just go against all reason, ignore past experiences and fall in love with you?

Oh soldier, how did we come to such a place?

Everyone loves to walk in the footprints of successful people, even without understanding whom footprints they walk in

It's going to happen whether you like it or not, ” he said quietly.The top of the book dropped to display Susan's wrinkled gaze. “What's that?”“Change, ” Rich said. “It's inevitable.

This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions.

What they will do is, you know the tabloids. They'll take one element of a story that may be true and they'll build everything around it. Take a picture and invent a story around it.

Dalmatians are not only superior to other dogs, they are like all dogs, infinitely less stupid than men.

I've accomplished a lot, but I still have more dreams that I want to achieve.

People who talk of new lives believe there will be no new troubles.