the English don't go in for imagination: imagination is considered to be improper if not downright alarmist.

I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.

Thousand got away to other countries; thousands returned to Spain tempted by false promises of kindness. By the tens of thousands, these Spaniards died of neglect in the concentration camps.

After a lifetime of war-watching, I see war as an endemic human disease, and governments are the carriers.

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

I do not see myself as a footnote to someone else's life.

Public opinion, though slow as lava, in the end forces governments towards more sanity, more justice. My heroes and heroines are all private citizens.

All politicians are bores and liars and fakes. I talk to people.

In November you begin to know how long the winter will be.

Freedom' is the most expensive possession there is; it has to be paid for with loneliness.

One can make war to everything - but not to Peace.Puoi far la guerra a tutto - ma non alla Pace.

Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it exploded, it would destroy just herself.

Where there is a risk, there is a wealth.

You break the legs of your leadership chair when you chase after other people’s assignments instead of pursing yours!

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself.

That divot is so deep, I will need a sod cutter to fix it.

If I need to buy a TV, I'll definitely buy a Japanese TV. A Chinese TV might explode.

Stop focusing on what you cant do, focus on what God can do.

You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.